Sparkling Citrus Holiday Sangria Recipe

When it come to Holiday entertaining, it's always a great idea to serve a big-batch punch or signature cocktail that your guests can get stuck into straight away. Something that involves little effort, and maximum satisfaction is my motto. 

So for my Silver & Blue Cocktail and Appetizers party I shared earlier in the week, I did just that. 

This sparkling citrus cocktail punch works great with regular white wine too, but in this case I used sparkling wine like Champagne, hence the name. But be sure to add the bubbles just before serving as they do tend to fizzle out eventually.

Ingredients:

* 1 orange cut into slices

* 1 lemon cut into slices

* 2 tangerines cut into slices

* seeds from one pomegranate

* one persimmon cut into star shapes (for the festive touch!)

* 1/4 cup triple sec

* 1 litre (33 fl oz) of tangerine or orange juice

* 1 750ml (25 fl oz) bottle champagne or sparkling wine of choice

Directions:

Place all ingredients (except champagne) into a punch bowl. Mix and then refrigerate the mixture 3 hours or overnight. Right before serving, pour in champagne and stir.

(Over time the champagne will lose it's bubbles). Pour into glasses, and serve!

TIP: You can double or triple this recipe easily. You can replace the sparkling wine with regular white white of choice.