Recipes

Sangria recipes from the OAS crew

  • WordsHanna Nilsson
  • Date06/02/2026

Sangria sits somewhere between intention and improvisation, which is exactly where we like it.

To celebrate our newly launched sangria pitcher and cups, we asked the OAS office about their favorite sangria recipes, and honestly many liked the classics, but some had their own twist, which are shared below.

Just drinks we like, made the way we like to make them. No wrongs, no rights. Taste as you go, adjust whenever, and ignore parts if you feel like it.

Lambrusco Sangria

I love Lambrusco and I love sangria, so this was inevitable. The color alone is enough to justify it. I picture drinking this somewhere in the north of France, in a large garden with stone furniture, orange trees, and a table that’s been there longer than anyone remembers.

You’ll need:

  • Lambrusco

  • Cointreau

  • Oranges

  • Cherries

  • Sparkling water

  • Mineral salt

  • Ice

Slice the oranges kind of thick, whatever feels right visually. I don’t love them too thin; they go soft and sad once they’ve been sitting for a while. Cut the cherries in half.
Add oranges, cherries, and Cointreau to the pitcher and let it sit for one to two hours. When you’re ready to serve, add ice, Lambrusco, and a sprinkle of mineral salt into the pitcher. Finish each glass with a splash of sparkling water.

Measurements are intentionally not there since I usually start with the marinated mix, making sure it tastes good, and then add a bottle of Lambrusco, if needed, I’ll add some more of the other ingredients, or more Lambrusco. Although, be gentle with the salt, it’s just there to balance the sweetness and bitterness.

Cava Sangria

“The name of the game,” according to Henrik, is the ultimate date drink.

This one leans Swedish because of the elderflower and strawberries but stays sharp enough to actually be refreshing.

Stockholm is actually wonderful during the summer months. Streets are being closed off in order to put bars and restaurants outside, we’re surrounded by water which is romantic in itself, and parks are everywhere flourishing with green grass, flowers, and trees. We also love playing boule. So the ultimate Stockholm summer date? A park, boule, and Cava Sangria. Who wouldn’t fall in love.

You’ll need:

  • Cava

  • Elderflower liqueur

  • Lemon soda

  • Lime

  • Strawberries

  • Peach

  • Frozen green grapes (they replace ice and don’t water things down)


Slice the citrus, cut the peaches and strawberries in whatever shape you like. Build it directly in the pitcher. Taste and adjust. Invite your crush.

White Sangria, sophisticated

Annelie prefers her sangria white, fresh, and kind of sophisticated I would say. It works equally well at the beach or as a pre-drink at a barbecue, which is a useful range.

You’ll need:

  • 1 liter dry white wine (crisp, nothing oaky)

  • Fresh mint (a generous amount)

  • 1 green apple

  • 1 cucumber

  • 2.5 dl apple juice

  • 3 dl fruit soda

  • Ice


Thinly slice the apple and cucumber. Roughly chop some of the mint, saving a few whole leaves for later.

Pour wine, apple juice, and fruit soda into the sangria pitcher and stir, add fruit and mint, and finish with ice. Add a few mint leaves on top of every glass.

Classic red Sangria, with a small twist

Hedda keeps it classic, but lets red grapes make a surprise appearance. Freeze them if you want, Henrik does, and it worked for him right?

This is for after a long day in the sun when you’re tired, slightly salty, and not interested in standing upright for too long. Best paired with olives, sardines, chips, or all three, ideally.

You’ll need:

  • 1 liter red wine (Spanish, preferably)

  • 2 oranges

  • 1 lime

  • 2 lemons

  • Red grapes

  • Ice (if you don’t freeze the grapes)

  • 1 teaspoon syrup

  • 1 liter soda water


Juice one orange and one lemon. Slice the remaining orange, lemon, and lime. Add fruit, grapes or ice, wine, syrup, and soda water to the pitcher. Let it sit briefly, just enough to come together. Make sure every glass gets some fruit.


There’s no perfect sangria. That’s kind of the point, these are meant to be adjusted, shared, and poured again before you’ve finished the first glass. Don’t overthink it. And if it ends up a little different every time, that’s probably correct. And use our sangria pitcher and cups, thank us later.