SANGRIA, for four

6 ice cubes

1 bottle (750ml) fruity red wine

¼ cup (60 ml) Spanish brandy

2 tablespoons sugar

1 to 2 lemons, sliced paper thin

2 Valencia oranges, sliced paper thin then quartered

3 cups (750 ml) sparkling water

1.Put the ice cubes into a pitcher. Pour in the bottle of wine, then add the brandy, sugar, fruit slices and sparkling water. Stir well, pour into chilled glasses, and sip slowly to beat the heat of an Andalucian afternoon.

from Paul Richardson, Rustic Spanish (Williams Sonoma)