Light and summery white wine sangria with stone fruit and whiskey

I’m kind of blown away by how sugary some sangria recipes are. Some have sugar AND soda added to them. On top of fruit! Lordy. This white wine sangria gets its sweetness from lots of in-season stone fruit, and its fizz from sparkling water. No sugar or soda necessary.

white wine sangria with stone fruit is the perfect summer boozy beverage

Stone fruit season is coming to an end, which always makes me want to stop time. Since I can’t do that, I just buy way too much of it. And then I eat 2-3 over the sink every day. I also like to eat Stone Fruit & Burrata Caprese as much as humanly possible.

I am such a stone fruit enthusiast that I wanted to really highlight it in this sangria; I didn’t add any other fruit. But if you have some berries or oranges or apples hanging around, feel free to add them to the pitcher. Sangria’s a party and everyone’s invited.

First thing’s first: The main ingredient in sangria is wine. Because it’s mixed with other things, most recipes will recommend using cheap wine. I am not going to do that, because I don’t want to increase your chances of getting a terrible headache. (I like you!)

If you follow me on Instagram, you may have heard me talk about my favorite wine, and why I am a huge fan of the Clean Crafted variety. The Cliff’s Notes version: Conventional wines can have extremely high sulfite levels, as well as additives like sugar, sweetener concentrates, and mega purple. Labeling won’t tell you much, and they can also have a whole lot of pesticide residue.

Lots of grape growers and wine makers do it right, the way nature intended. But unless you’re speaking to them and learning about their process and practice, it’s tough to know which ones they are. How do we find them?

Enter Scout & Cellar – Curator of Clean Crafted wine; organic or biodynamically grown grapes, made into wine with minimal intervention and zero additives, and third party tested for pesticide residue (with a zero threshold). Most importantly: it’s delicious.

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