A Taste of Summer: Red, White and Blue Sangria

I know, we usually do food on Wednesday and save the drinks till Friday, but this was too good (and easy) to pass up for the Fourth of July!

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We thank Punchbowl.com for this really appealing Red, White and Blue Sangria:

Ingredients:

• Strawberries, sliced
• Blueberries
• Pineapple, cut into star shapes
• 2 bottles dry white wine
• 1 cup Triple Sec
• 1/2 Cup berry-flavored vodka
• 1/2 cup fresh lemon juice
• 1/2 cup simple syrup

Combine the ingredients in a large pitcher and stir. Chill in the refrigerator for at least four hours.