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Melon Infused White Sangria
Yield: 8 cups
Prep Time: 10 minutes

Ingredients

• 4 cups White wine, sweeter variety such as a Riesling
• 3/4 cup Brandy
• 1/2 cup Cointreau
• 1/2 cup Lemon juice, fresh squeezed
• 2 Tbsp. Sugar
• 2 medium Oranges, thinly sliced, seeded
• 1 large Lemon, thinly sliced, seeded
• 1/2 melon (about 3 cups) DULCINEA™ PureHeart™ Seedless Watermelon
• 1/3 melon (about 1 1/2 cups) DULCINEA™ Extra Sweet Tuscan Style™ Cantaloupe
• garnish Orange and lemon slices for rim of glasses
• garnish DULCINEA™ melon, diced, garnish for the glasses

Preparation

• Mix the wine, brandy, Cointreau, and lemon juice in a large pitcher with the sugar, stirring to dissolve the sugar.
• Add the oranges and lemons, stirring to release the juices.
• Remove the DULCINEA™ PureHeart™ Seedless Watermelon rind and dice the melon half into very small chunks, 1/4" x 1/4" x 1/4". Pour 1 1/2 cups of watermelon chunks and the juice into the pitcher. Place remaining watermelon in large bowl of a food processor and purée until smooth. Add to pitcher.
• Repeat the same procedure with the DULCINEA™ Extra Sweet Tuscan Style™ Cantaloupe, adding 3/4 cup of the chunks to the pitcher. Purée remaining 3/4 cup of cantaloupe in same bowl of the food processor until smooth and add to pitcher.
• Add 6 to 8 cups of ice and stir until very cold. Pour into chilled wine or margarita glasses, straining off a large portion of the ice and garnish with fruit slices. Float small cubes of watermelon in glass. Serve immediately.

Tips and Suggestions

• For a fun, refreshing cocktail, use a melon baller to form uniform sized balls of cantaloupe and watermelon. Fill ice trays with one melon ball per cube, and cover with water. Freeze. Drop the "melon" ice cubes into large, clear glass wine glasses and pour the well-chilled Sangria over the cubes.
• Substitute a lighter, rose wine for the white.