John & Kala

...And believe me, we all are.  : )

To tide you over, I thought I'd share the recipe for the sangria we had at the wedding.  It's fairly simple to make, especially when you're making only one or two batches.  The Grogg family and the groomsmen will attest to the fact that making 30ish batches is slightly more difficult.

Gran Gala Grogg Sangria

• 1 750ml bottle of red wine (We used Martin Códax Ergo Tempranillo Rioja, but you can pick your own.  We recommend you use a Spanish wine with distinct fruit flavors.)
• 1/3 c. Gran Gala liqueur
• 1/3 c. granulated sugar
• 1 lime
• 1 lemon
• 1/2 orange
• 1 apple
• 1 pear
• 1 peach
• about 1/3 liter of Sprite
• strawberries

1. Slice the citrus fruit leaving on the rind but remove as many seeds as possible and put into a half-gallon juice pitcher
2. Cube the apple, pear, and peach & add to pitcher
3. Add sugar, Gran Gala, and red wine
4. Stir until sugar is dissolved and the fruit is slightly muddled
5. Refrigerate over night
6. When ready to serve, add about 1/3 liter of Sprite.  This makes the sangria a lighter, more refreshing drink.
7. Pour over ice and garnish with sliced strawberries

It also keeps pretty well if you don't finish it all in one night.  The batch we have in the fridge right now doesn't have Sprite in it, we just add it to the glass as we drink it, about two parts sangria to one part Sprite.