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Non-Alcoholic Sangria

Red wine, citrus and stone fruit, left to sit. The one drink on the site that gets better for waiting.

beClink Editorial · August 11, 2026

250 minTotal
6Serves
0.0%Alcohol
10Calories
Non-alcoholic sangria in two rocks glasses beside a full glass pitcher — red wine with orange and lime slices, peach wedges, ice and mint sprigs, on a wooden table.

Sangria was never carried by the alcohol. It is fruit, sugar and time, and time is the ingredient people skip. Four hours in a cold jug and the orange, apple and cinnamon have moved into the wine — which is why this is the drink to make when there are people coming and you would rather not be standing at the counter when they arrive.

Recipe

Ingredients

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Steps

Rocks glass, over ice · Orange wheel and a mint sprig

  1. Fruit in the jug. Put the orange wheels, diced apple and cinnamon stick into a jug.
    Tip: Cut the orange thin so it gives up its juice.
  2. Sweeten and press. Add the sugar syrup and the orange juice, and press the fruit once with the back of a spoon.
    Tip: Once only: you want the juice, not the bitter pith.
  3. Add the wine. Pour in the wine and stir gently to combine.
    Tip: A soft, fruity red works best.
  4. Chill. Cover and refrigerate for at least four hours. Overnight is better, and it keeps a second day.
    Tip: Make it the day before a party.
  5. Serve. Serve over plenty of ice, with a wheel of orange in each glass and a sprig of mint. Top with soda if you want it longer.

Per drink: about 10 calories and 3 g sugar. Estimated from the bottle's label and USDA data.

Make it yours

Peach and apple

A white sangria, made the same way with a crisp still white. Lighter, and better in hot weather.

Berries

Added in the last hour rather than the first. Any longer and they go to mush.

A splash of dark cane

A non-alcoholic dark cane brings molasses and vanilla, which is roughly what the brandy was there for.

An aperitif

30ml of a bitter orange aperitif in the jug. Adds bitterness the fruit alone will not.

Sparkling sangria

Build and chill the base without the wine, then top each glass with sparkling as you pour.

Warm

Gently heated with the cinnamon and a strip of orange peel. Do not let it boil.

Common questions

What can I use instead of brandy?

In a sangria the brandy is doing two jobs — adding weight and a little sweetness. A splash of non-alcoholic dark cane covers the first, with its molasses and vanilla, and a bitter orange aperitif covers it differently. If you have neither, a spoonful more syrup and an extra hour in the fridge gets closer than you would think.

How long does it actually need to sit?

Four hours is the floor and overnight is better. Under an hour it is wine with fruit floating in it, which is a different and worse drink. This is the one recipe on the site where the waiting is the technique rather than a nicety.

Which red wine should I use?

A fruit-forward one. Garnacha and Tempranillo are the varieties to look for — soft red fruit, gentle tannin, and they come out of four hours with the orange and cinnamon rounder rather than tighter. A firmer, more structured red tends to close up over the same time.

How far ahead can I make it?

The day before is best. It keeps in the fridge for a second day; add ice only when you serve.

Which non-alcoholic red works best?

A soft, fruity red. Elivo Cardio Zero Red has no sugar or calories on its label; Lussory Tempranillo is fuller.

Does it have alcohol?

Both reds we suggest are labeled 0.0%, and the rest is fruit and juice.

How to serve & pair

In a rocks glass over plenty of ice, with a wheel of orange from the jug and a sprig of mint. Serve the jug cold and keep it cold — it is a drink that sits on a table for an hour, and ice in the jug will water it down long before then.

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