Recipes and Cooking Apple-Cinnamon Winter Sangria 4.2 (30) 2 Reviews Serve apple-cinnamon winter sangria at dinner parties throughout the holiday season for a simple, tasty cocktail. By BHG Test Kitchen BHG Test Kitchen The Better Homes & Gardens Test Kitchen has been in continuous operation for nearly 100 years, developing and testing practical, reliable recipes that readers can enjoy at home. The Test Kitchen team includes culinary specialists, food stylists, registered and licensed nutritionists, and other experts with Bachelor of Science degrees in food science, food and nutrition, or culinary arts. Together, the team tests more than 2,500 recipes, produces more than 2,500 food images, and creates more than 1,000 food videos each year in the state-of-the-art test kitchen. Learn about BHG's Editorial Process Published on August 21, 2013 Print Rate It Share Share Tweet Pin Email Photo: Kritsada Panichgul Prep Time: 15 mins Chill Time: 1 day Total Time: 1 day 15 mins Servings: 8 Yield: 5 cups Jump to Nutrition Facts Ingredients ½ cup dried apples ½ cup dried cranberries ½ cup raisins 6 dried apricots, cut into slivers ¼ cup brandy 2 tablespoon honey ½ vanilla bean, slit lengthwise 1 2.75 inch stick cinnamon 1 750 milliliter bottle Rioja red wine or Merlot 2 cup club soda Directions In a large saucepan stir together the apples, cranberries, raisins, apricots, brandy, honey, vanilla bean, and cinnamon. Cook and stir until mixture comes to a gentle boil. Remove from heat; cool slightly. Stir in wine. Transfer mixture to a pitcher. Cover and chill for up to 24 hours to blend flavors. Just before serving, stir in club soda. Serve in glasses over ice. If desired, using a slotted spoon, spoon some of the fruit into each glass. Rate it Print Nutrition Facts (per serving) 199 Calories 29g Carbs 1g Protein Show Full Nutrition Label Hide Full Nutrition Label Nutrition Facts Servings Per Recipe 8 Calories 199 % Daily Value * Sodium 52mg 2% Total Carbohydrate 29g 11% Total Sugars 22g Protein 1g Vitamin C 0.6mg 3% Calcium 17mg 1% Iron 0.8mg 4% Potassium 275mg 6% Folate, total 1.7mcg Vitamin B-6 0.1mg *The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.