Re-purposing wine?

[café au lait]

At someone's suggestion, without tasting it, I purchased several bottles of Block 823. I do not care for it, and I'm wondering if I can use this wine to make sangria?

[bdavid]

Would you like to regift it? I could trade you some basil.

[JonSmith]

At someone's suggestion, without tasting it, I purchased several bottles of Block 823....

Ah, I only wish the archives were up so I could revisit the post where I called this wine a sham.

[PNG]

Technically you can use any wine for sangria. If you use a yucky wine in sangria and it tastes terrible, try using some Delaware Punch Concentrate to knock back the taste from the wine while adding a little grape flavor. This has worked for us in the past before we settled on one wine for sangria use.

[HomeMadeCajun]

Is it an expensive wine? If so, save it for the holidays & give it to clients or something.

If not, then cook with it. I have sometimes bought wines that were inexpensive, & I didn't like them, but they are fine to cook with. You're just wanting the effect of the alcohol on the food (some seasonings are alcohol soluble) & the "essence" or the "richness" of the flavor of the wine.

[café au lait]

Technically you can use any wine for sangria. If you use a yucky wine in sangria and it tastes terrible, try using some Delaware Punch Concentrate to knock back the taste from the wine while adding a little grape flavor. This has worked for us in the past before we settled on one wine for sangria use.

Not that this wine is 'yucky', I guess what I'm really asking is if there is a particular red for making sangria or will any red do? I love drinking sangria, but I've never made any myself. I just thought since I have this on hand, if it can be used as a base, I would make the sangria with it rather than buying something else.

[PNG]

Try an inexpensive Spanish Grenache or Graham's Six Grapes if you want something a little heavier. Basically find a Spanish red or white that you enjoy that does not cost very much.

[JonSmith]

Try an inexpensive Spanish Grenache .....

Inexpensive Spanish Grenache's are GREAT!

Look for one by Altimara called Los Dos or one by Castillo di Almansa. They're both under $9.

I'm out for the day, gotta go get ready for the seminar I'm hosting with Georg Riedel tonight.

[café au lait]

I bought lots of Los Dos from you, so I have that on hand for sure. Thanks!