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18 Best Sangria Recipes to Sip Poolside

Kick back and relax with some boozy fruit this summer

by Rosie Narasaki | COMMENT

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Packed with sugar and alcoholic goodness, sangria isn't exactly health food. That said, it makes an absolutely excellent treat on cheat day -- after all, it's got everything you could ask for in a summery cocktail: Copious fruit juices (and/or fruit-flavored alcohol), wine, bubbly fizz, and, perhaps most importantly of all, booze-soaked fruit. Sangria's perfect for every summer occasion, be it a birthday barbecue, a vacation on a white sand beach, or a good late-afternoon float in the pool.

Plus, there are lots of ways to rationalize the calorie splurge -- because at least sangria has got all the health benefits of fruit; especially when you use a recipe that calls for antioxidant-rich berries. Add that in with the multitasking resveratrol in your red wine, and you've got yourself a real winner -- it's practically a juice cleanse, when you think about it. Honestly.

Any way you cut it, it's a summer must-have -- so take a look at 18 of our favorite summer sangria recipes; you'll want to make every day a cheat day.

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