Sipping a nicely chilled glass of wine in the backyard on a hot summer day is one thing, but a big pitcher of sangria shimmering in the sunshine just hits a little different.

During the warm months of the year, sangria is always a great wine-based bevvy to mix up at home. Whether you prefer sipping red, white, or rosé wine, you can always adapt a base sangria recipe it to your flavour preferences.

This recipe uses a base of the easy-drinking, and fruit-foward Santa Rita 120 Cabernet Sauvignon (the 120 Sauvignon Blanc is ideal for white sangria), which is widely accessible at liquor stores across Canada. From there, I add in a mix of locally-grown ingredients and a few splashes of unique spirits to help create a sangria that is a little out of the ordinary...in the best way.

If you're wanting to try out a white sangria version of the recipe below, just swap out the cab sauv for the sauv blanc and use lemonade instead of raspberry juice.

Happy stirring!