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Made with wine, white grape juice, cranberry juice, and fruit, this White Christmas Sangria is the perfect Christmas cocktail to serve a crowd. Fruity and tart with just a hint of sweetness.

two glasses of white christmas sangria garnished with cranberries and apples on a Christmas kitchen towel

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Easy White Wine Christmas Sangria for a Crowd

Filled with cranberries, apples, and your favorite white wine, this White Christmas Sangria is the perfect Christmas cocktail for your holiday party. You can whip up a pitcher of this in 5 minutes or less, which easily serves 10 people.

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Recipe Ingredients

This easy holiday sangria is made with just 5 ingredients. See the recipe box below for the measurements.

White wine
Sparkling white grape juice
White cranberry juice
Cranberries – Fresh cranberries are best, but frozen ones will work too.
Apples – I used two green Granny Smith apples and two red apples (Gala or Honeycrisp) for a variety in color.
Pitcher – This recipe makes enough sangria to fill a 40 ounce pitcher.

What Type of Wine Is Best for Sangria?

For this white Christmas sangria – and any sangria – you want to choose a dry, crisp white wine. Think your favorite Pinot Grigio, Savignon Blanc, or even Moscato. Avoid super sweet white wines as the juices add enough sweetness.

That said, the most important thing is to just add a white wine that you like to drink.

Christmas Sangria Variations

Here are a few ways to change up this sangria recipe.

Use your favorite red sangria
Add some bourbon or spiced whiskey
Add green grapes
Add some rosemary sprigs

A christmas pitcher sangria next to bottles of chardonnay, white cranberry juice and sparking white grape

How to Make White Christmas Sangria

One thing to love about this Christmas sangria? It comes together in just a few minutes.

Add the ingredients to the pitcher. Add the cranberries, apple slices, wine, and white cranberry juice to a pitcher. Stir.
Chill. Refrigerate for 4 hours or more to let the fruit infuse.
Serve. Pour into cocktail glasses over ice. Enjoy!

A Note On Adding Ice

You’ll notice in the recipe card, I mention filling the pitcher with ice. This is optional but does help lighten up the drink. You can also choose to just serve it over ice.

Serving Suggestions

This pitcher sangria recipe makes enough for 8 to 10 glasses, depending on how much you serve at a time. You can add some extra cranberries or apple slices as a garnish, or even rim the glasses with festive red sugar.

pitcher of white christmas sangria and two glasses

How Far In Advance Can You Make White Wine Sangria?

White wine sangria will last for a day or two in the fridge. After that point, the fruit will start to lose its oomph and eventually sour.

If you’re making this in advance, several hours or overnight is best.

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White Christmas Sangria

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Author: Easy Party Cocktails
Total Time: 10 minutes
Yield: 10 servings 1x

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Description

Made with wine, white grape juice, cranberry juice, and fruit, this White Christmas Sangria is the perfect Christmas cocktail to serve a crowd. Fruity and tart with just a hint of sweetness.

Ingredients

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1 750 ml bottle of white wine
1 750 ml bottle of sparkling white grape juice
1–64 ounce bottle of white cranberry juice
1 cup fresh, whole cranberries
2 medium sized granny smith apples, cored and sliced
2 medium sized red apples (Gala or Honeycrisp are perfect!), cored and sliced
4–5 cups crushed or small cubed ice
1 40-ounce pitcher

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Instructions

Add 3 ½-4 cups of ice to the pitcher. Add fresh cranberries.
Add red apple slices to the pitcher
Add green apple slices to the pitcher
Fill the pitcher 1/3 of the way with the wine
Fill the next 1/3 with the sparkling grape juice.
Fill the remaining 1/3 with the white cranberry juice. Stir to combine. Cover and refrigerate 4 hours or more to let the flavors of the fruit infuse.
Fill your cocktail glass 3/4 of the way with ice. Top with the White Christmas Sangria. Enjoy!
Serves 6-10 depending on the size glasses you use.

Prep Time: 10 minutes
Additional Time: 0 hours
Cook Time: 0 hours
Category: Easy Winter Cocktails
Cuisine: American