Hey Guys! Guess What?! Today Spoon Fork Bacon turns 1! That’s right, a year ago today our blog went live and we’ve been trucking along ever since. A HUGE thank you to each and every one of you for your amazing support, sometimes hilarious comments and overall honest feedback, we really appreciate it and YOU!!
To celebrate, we’re sipping on some super refreshing, ridiculously easy to make Apple Sangria! Yep, only three ingredients: Apples. Wine. Champagne. That’s it! The thing that makes this “wine punch” oh so special is the intense apple flavor you get by soaking the apples in your wine. Some of you are probably making a poopy-face about the Riesling (it’s not for everyone, we know), but before you go for the Pinot Grigio substitute, we urge you to try the Riesling version first! The sweet crispness goes great with the apples and the dry/brut champagne really helps “even out” the overall sweetness. Also, feel free to add some other fruits if you’d like to dress it up a bit more. We like lightly crushing blueberries and adding that to the mix every now and then….super yum!
Anyway, we hope you’ll help us celebrate our first birthday by making a giant batch of this Sangria and sharing it with loved ones….maybe with an awesome meat and cheese platter, or whatever. Cheers!
Here are some other drink recipes you might also enjoy:
Sparkling Apple Sangria
INGREDIENTS
- 1 (750ml) bottle of Riesling can sub Pinot Grigio
- 1 red delicious apple, julienne
- 1 granny smith apple, julienne
- ½ (750ml) bottle of brut champagne or sparkling wine, chilled
INSTRUCTIONS
- Pour Riesling into a large pitcher and stir in apples. Place in the refrigerator and allow to sit for at least 2 hours and up to 24 hours.
- Add champagne/sparkling wine, stir and serve.
NOTES
- **If your apples brown or get limp while infusing into the wine, strain the apples out and replace them with fresh ones before adding the champagne and serving. The fresh apples WILL float to the top for a bit, but the sangria will stay just as delicious.
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Happy 1 year!! This drink looks so refreshing.
We are heading to Stern Grove this weekend to see Ok Go and I was trying to find a summery drink to take along….I think we have a winner here! Thanks for posting, looks amazing and it is perfect for a picnic!
Unreal! Congrats!!
Congratulations!!! Happy 1st Birthday!!
You totally called my out on my Riesling face.
And never have mine eyes beheld a more beautiful sangria.
Congrats on one year!
Congratulations! I had my first bloganniversary a few months ago and it’s very pleasing, isn’t it? ;-)
This drink is perfect for the celebration! In fact, champaing-sangria (we call it “sangría de cava”) is quite common in Spain, along with cider-sangría. Enjoy it!
Beautiful pics, by the way
This sounds so refreshing I want a glass right now!
Happy Birthday! I’d love to see a post maybe about like tips & tricks on how you became so successful in just a year.
Happy blogthday! This sangria looks like the perfect way to celebrate. :)
Someone recently told me they had never had sangria with white wine — this sounds like the perfect recipe to initiate them!
Happy 1st birthday!
awww happy birthday you guys! Can’t wait to have your cookbook in my kitchen.
Happy birthday, punkins! Miss you two!
Yay! Happy blog birthday! I’m glad you two started this lovely blog! It’s one of my faves. :)
Happy 1 year anniversary/birthday! I’ve been a fan since the start and look forward to being a fan for many more years! :)
And this drink has apples so it’s perfectly suitable for the A.M. right?!
Yay! One year of delicious amazingness – congrats!!
all of a sudden I’m super thirsty – and it’s 5 oclock somewhere, right? :)
happy bloganniversary! :D I just found your blog today and I really like it!
Congrats!! you guys really take the best pics!
This looks delicious!!! And its not just because I am super thirsty.
congrats!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Oh Wow… this is the perfect drink for the transition between summer and autumn. Delicious. Happy Blog Anniversary! I love your blog, a real inspiration to a food blog newby like me.
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Happy Birthday to the blog! or Blogaversary! I love how refreshing and easy this looks to put together and love the matchstick apple slices! Definitely making this before the weather turns cool.
Oh Wow that looks delicious. The perfect drink for the transition between summer and autumn. Happy Blog Anniversary. I love all your posts! Very inspiring for a newby food blogger :)
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Happy Bloganniversary! I’ve enjoyed reading your blog so far. This recipe looks yummy by the way!
ooooh, this looks like a perfect Arizona fall drink. It’s too hot here for all those ciders.
Happy Blogaversary!
Happy Blog Birthday! And what could be better than a yummy cocktail to celebrate!