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As y’all know, we’re all about the Art of Entertaining these days. Babysitters are crazy expensive, and once you add drinks with friends to the cost…..nights at a bar just aren’t on our regular agenda. So, we have our friends over for nights in. This weekend, I teamed up with Estancia to throw a sangria tasting party. It was honestly the easiest party I’ve thrown since we moved into our house, and the sangria recipes were a HUGE hit!
Estancia Wines are some of my favorites……they’re delicious, and a total steal. High quality wine for a great price? I mean, it doesn’t get better than that. To prep for our sangria tasting party, I decided to use three different wines to create three distinctive sangria recipes. FYI, people asked a million times which wine was in each….so I highly suggest placing the bottles by your sangria for reference. Other than the sangria, we served a simple cheese to compliment each sangria flavor. Easy enough right?
Sangria is a make ahead drink, in fact…..I suggest making it a few hours in advance and letting it chill in your fridge. The flavors blend, and you can relax and enjoy your party. Such a win!
Sangria Tasting Party recipes:
Peach Sangria:
1 bottle of Estancia Cabernet Sauvignon
1 60 ounce bottle of peach juice
1 bottle of sparkling water
frozen strawberries
Cheese Pairing: Apricot Stilton
Cucumber Mint Sangria:
1 bottle of Estancia Chardonnay
1 bottle of sparkling water
2 sliced cucumbers
1 package of mint leaves
Cheese Pairing: Truffle Cheese
Strawberry Lemonade Sangria:
1 bottle of Estancia Pinot Noir
1 pitcher of strawberry lemonade (1 frozen can worth)
1 bottle of sparkling water
frozen cherries
Cheese Pairing: Smoked Gouda 
Decor Tips:
-Use what you’ve got! These mason jars have been hanging around since our wedding. I added some burlap and ribbon and voila!
-Keep a basic white tablecloth on hand. We’ve used this one a million times, it washes well and looks a LOT nicer than a plastic tablecloth.
-A table runner adds a lot. I bought a roll of burlap for this party, used it for the table runner and also to make our Cheers Y’all banner. It cost less than $15…….and totally made the tablescape!
Have you thrown any parties recently? What are your favorite drink recipes and Art of Entertaining tips?
Love sangria as much as I do? Check out these sangria recipes:
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What a fabulous party! I love the ease of prepping the sangria in advance and the little burlap details really pulled everything together into a fun, cohesive look.
I’m always looking for new sangria recipes. I really need to try the cucumber one. Totally pinning these. ~Cynthia
Sounds like a fun party!
I make a mean sangria.. i like to try new recipes.. thanks for the share.
The cucumber one sounds delish!
Such a great party idea. And everything turned out so cute. Thanks for sharing!
I’m a huge fan of sangria, so I’d be trying them all (and loving them, too!) 🙂
I may be stealing your decor ideas – they’re great! That banner could be used in so many different ways, and I never would have thought of using burlap as a tablerunner. Thank you for the inspiration!
Ohhh! Those look sooo yummy! I will have to try them for sure!
YUM!! Anything that starts with Sangria – I’m in!! 🙂
This sounds like my kind of party 🙂
Such a FUN party theme! Love all your details!
Very nice. Your set up was lovely and it sounds fun and delicious.
this looks like a fabulous party!! wish i could have been there! 😉
xo,
Sandy
Sandy a la Mode
These all look delicious and what a fun party idea!
When Cole and I were in Spain, we did a cooking class that taught us how to make seafood paella and make our own sangria. It was SO fun, and I’m sad to admit that I haven’t tried making it since. I totally need to, though, because the strawberry lemonade sangria sounds AMAZING!
A Sangria party sounds like a party I need to attend. Each of those delicious recipes is wonderful!
This looks like a lot of fun! I would love to be invited to one. haha =-)
That looks amazing!! Will definitely have to try it!
Well this is probably the greatest idea ever!! I will definitely be hosting a sangria party in the very near future 🙂
This would be awesome for a bridal shower or engagement party! Love sangria!
You can come throw a party in my house any time 🙂
Well! I could def. get my husband to attend this party, ha! 🙂 He’s Mr. Wine lately… trying a bit here and there to increase his knowledge. He’s getting pretty good. 🙂
The decorations are awesome. I wish I can go to wine tasting soon, too.
Peach Sangria is my favorite! (:
Love this list, people don’t realize how many different ways you can make a delicious sangria, some even contain a bit of beer too!
My thoughts exactly! I can’t wait to try them!
This is my kind of party!
Such a great party! Invite me next time!!
It certainly sounds like a fun party. I love sangria
Never tried to make sangria! Definitely going to try this! thanks!
Wow! Not only do I love Sangria, but Hydrangeas are my favorite flowers! LOVED the post! Thank you for sharing your recipes: Sangria-Tasting Party at my house coming right up!
What a fun party for any time of year! I’ve only ever used sliced fruit and wine, but I love all of your creative sangria recipes and the cheese pairing suggestions! #client
I love sangria, and love the idea of hosting a tasting party even more. That sounds like it would be so much fun. There’s so many different ways to go with this.
Oh yun! It’ s been so long since I’ve had a sangria! Maybe I’ll make some for the Valentine’s Day celebrations this weekend!
WHAT A FABULOUS PARTY!! SUCH A FUN, NEAT IDEA! THANKS FOR SHARING ON THE MONDYA FUNDAY PARTY. PINNING THIS TO OUR GROUP BOARD.
What a great idea! I love the recipes you shared. Thanks so much for linking to the This Is How We Roll Thursday link party! I can’t wait to see what you share next week!
I love sangria and I love trying new recipes. The cucumber one sounds very interesting. Can’t wait for the weather to get warmer because I think a sangria party might be in my future. What a great idea. Pinning this!
I don’t really drink alcohol but appreciate the frugal recipes! Thanks for sharing on OMHG. Hope to see what you share next week.
Love these recipes. Love Sangria! Thank you very much for joining in the celebration of #purebloglove, we enjoy having you each week. I hope to see you on Thursday at 8PM, EST through Sunday night. ~Cydnee
This sounds like what folks would need for the perfect holiday party. The blog-hop looks very interesting too.
Sangria is a fabulous excuse to party! Love all the details!
Thanks so much for sharing on Show Me Saturday! I can’t wait to see what awesomeness you bring to this weekend’s linky party!