Sangria

Sangria is the best drink ever.  It's like an alcoholic fruit salad.  I made it with some friends from work for one of the girl's Superbowl party on Sunday (She's the one who taught me).  It's really good, and you can use whatever citrusy style fruits you have on hand.

You want to start with a pitcher that is approximately a gallon.  We used one like this.  Then take any 750mL bottle of white wine.  I've used chardonnay, white zinfandel, and pinot grigio with good results for all.  I've heard you can use red too, but I've never personally tried it.

Chop up any combination of citrusy type fruits.  Tonight I have lime and strawberry.  On Sunday we used green apple, nectarine, orange, and lime.  If you actually know stuff about wines, you can probably pair flavors to the wine.  Add the fruit to the wine in the pitcher, and let it sit overnight if possible.  It's also good if you make it and drink it right away.

Once you're ready to drink it, fill the rest of the pitcher up with sprite or 7up.  If you want it to be stronger (because otherwise it will be fairly weak like this), add about 2-3 shots of vodka, to taste, and mix well.  You could shake things up a little and try raspberry or lime vodka.

Volia, you have a delicious fruit drink that will make any night better.