Another #SipWatchTweet season is upon us and it’s my favorite, FALL! My favorite shows return from hiatus and exciting new shows are on the horizon. Once again, I’ve made a seasonal sangria and now that I’ve perfected it, I’m passing it along to you. Feel free to add your own favorite fruit, just make sure it’s in season. Freshness counts when you’re making your own sangria!
Enjoy with your favorite TV show and Sip, watch, tweet these shows: Empire, Scandal, How to Get Away With Murder, The Affair, The Leftovers, Finding Carter, Homeland, Satisfaction, SVU and yes, The Muppets along with me @VinoCaPisco!
Fall into Fall Sangria
Fall Sangria
1 bottle of Viognier
1/2 c apple brandy
1/4 c limoncello
1 persimmon cubed
1 pear cubed
1 apple cubed
1 key lime sliced
1/4 c fennel infused simple syrup
8oz Fevertree lemon tonic
Combine wine, brandy and all the fruit accept the key lime in a large carafe and leave overnight. Add the key lime, simple syrup and tonic. It will last 3-4 days refrigerated.
About countessrose
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Born and bred New Yorker I now reside in the Los Angeles area. I was a debutante at age 18, Countess at 30, and despite having a bachelors degree in law, I ditched that profession and became a certified wine sommelier. Certified by both WSET Level 4 and the Court of Masters. I am a self-proclaimed connoisseur of California Zinfandel and all Primitivo. Although an actual Italian wine specialist I have an ongoing love affair with Sauternes and insist it’s an aphrodisiac. I’m serious about wine but don’t take wine seriously.
I started a wine tasting company, Vino CaPisco [loosely translated in Italian means, I understand wine] in 2004 and began private in-home wine tastings for those who wanted a fun way to learn about wine. We made Sopranos Sangiovese Lovers, Sex and the Bubbly, etc themed tastings. I did that successfully and happily, until I found an urge to cover more than wine. To learn, experience and discover spirits and cocktails around town...and beyond.
An occasional wine blogger for Wine Portfolio and Wine Library, I happened upon pairing wine and spirits with television shows and film in 2009 but I've recently began taking it on the road. Drinking and tweeting (and instagramming) from hotels, bars, speakeasys... I'm not a mixologist or bartender, I don't purport to have an education in cocktails or been to bar tending school. But I've been a certified sommelier since 2002 and a cocktail enthusiast and self-taught cocktail connoisseur seriously since 2012. I check out hotel bars, speciality bars, and local favorites. I talk to the mixologists/bartenders, get them to make me an original "off menu" cocktail and then give that recipe to you. If it fits, I'll also pair if with a T.V. show and tweet about it...Sometimes with a drinking game to match.
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