As many of you know by now, I have recently moved. Scheduled for a Friday, our move was extraordinarily smooth, with no broken pieces of china, nicked furniture, or scuffed walls. Once the movers left, my husband and I prepared ourselves for the never-ending task of unpacking. That’s when the doorbell rang: the former owners had accidentally taken our mail with them to their new home and decided to drop by and return it.
Though this was very nice on their part, I was mortified. Here we were in our brand new house receiving our very first visitors and I had nothing – NOTHING – to serve them. Though I’m sure my surprise guests could forgive our being in no condition to play host, I love entertaining, and the idea that I could offer them nothing more than some lukewarm H2O made me more than frustrated. Then it hit me. In the midst of the chaos of moving, I had somehow had the presence of mind to stick 2 large bottles of Señor Sangria in the fridge earlier in the day. Don’t laugh – it seemed like a sane think to do on a hot and sticky summer day.
Now we all know the pitfalls of buying bottled what is best consumed fresh and homemade. Sangria is just one of those things that you can’t really buy – you must suffer through all the peeling and cutting and mixing and hoping that the end result will satisfy even the most demanding of your guests. So serving a bottled Sangria that I had never tasted didn’t thrill me, but it was do or die.
Little did I know that Rick Martinez, the brains behind Señor Sangria, had spent 3 years perfecting his homemade recipe so that it tasted fresh and unaltered when put in a bottle and shipped. The result: a delicious Chilean Merlot mixed with natural fruit juices and pure cane sugar that is better than the stuff I make at home. It’s full of fruit flavors just as good sangria should be, but its fruitiness doesn’t mask the mellow character of the Merlot. And its relatively low alcohol content makes it the perfect drink for the dog days of summer.
My ‘guests’ were delighted and stayed for seconds and thirds and wouldn’t leave before I gave them the deets on Señor Sangria.
Muchísimas gracias!
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Well talk about saving the day! Lol
Things happen for a reason and even though you didn't know why you put those bottles in the fridge at the time, you now know what it was meant for!
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I can't thank you enough for taking the time to write about us. I am very happy that we were able to help you out with the unexpected house warming party. It was great meeting you at Food Fete and we'll continue to keep you updated on the progress of our product. We have a lot of work still ahead of us.
Cheers!
~ Rick
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