{"id":3117,"date":"2025-10-30T17:50:05","date_gmt":"2025-10-30T17:50:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.frankfamilyvineyards.com\/blog\/?p=3117"},"modified":"2025-10-30T18:01:31","modified_gmt":"2025-10-30T18:01:31","slug":"sallys-scarlet-sangria-where-whimsy-meets-halloween-town-magic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.frankfamilyvineyards.com\/blog\/sallys-scarlet-sangria-where-whimsy-meets-halloween-town-magic\/","title":{"rendered":"Sally\u2019s Scarlet Sangria: Where Whimsy Meets Halloween Town Magic"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Step into the spellbinding world of The Nightmare Before Christmas<\/em> with Sally\u2019s Scarlet Sangria. Sweet, moody, and a little unpredictable, this enchanting blend of Frank Family’s Napa Valley Zinfandel<\/a>, pomegranate, and a touch of brandy brings Halloween Town\u2019s magic to life. Garnished with fresh berries, a slice of orange, and a hint of cinnamon, it\u2019s the perfect way to toast to mischief, charm, and a little cinematic magic\u2014bold, playful, and utterly captivating with every sip.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ingredients: <\/h3>\n\n\n\n
1 Bottle<\/td>Frank Family Napa Valley Zinfandel<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
1\/2 Cup<\/td>Pomegranate juice<\/td><\/tr>
1\/4 Cup<\/td>Cointreau<\/td><\/tr>
1\/4 Cup<\/td>Brandy<\/td><\/tr>
2 Tablespoons<\/td>Maple Syrup<\/td><\/tr>
1 Cup<\/td>Mixed berries
(raspberries, blueberries, blackberries)<\/td><\/tr>
1<\/td>Orange, thinly sliced<\/td><\/tr>
1<\/td>Cinnamon stick<\/td><\/tr>
3-4<\/td>Star anise pods<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Instructions: <\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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  1. Summon the Spirits: In a large, dark-hued pitcher, pour the Zinfandel like liquid velvet. Add pomegranate juice, orange liqueur, brandy, and a whisper of maple syrup \u2014 stirring slowly as if conjuring a potion in Halloween Town.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Enchant with Color: Float in the berries like tiny gems, layer in the orange slices like harvest moons, and drop in a cinnamon stick \u2014 a wand of spice twisting through the crimson liquid.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Let the Magic Unfold: Chill for at least 2 hours, or overnight if time allows, so the flavors dance together like Jack and Sally under the moonlight.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Serve the Spell: Pour over ice and let a few berries drift on the surface like fallen stars.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Step into the spellbinding world of The Nightmare Before Christmas with Sally\u2019s Scarlet Sangria. Sweet, moody, and a little unpredictable, this enchanting blend of Frank Family’s Napa Valley Zinfandel, pomegranate, and a touch of brandy brings Halloween Town\u2019s magic to life. Garnished with fresh berries, a slice of orange, and a hint of cinnamon, it\u2019s […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":3125,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":true,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[320,517,375,518,13,92,466,523,18,532,120,66,534,535,14,331,233,533],"class_list":["post-3117","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertaining","tag-cocktail-recipe","tag-come-over-october","tag-fall","tag-fall-hosting","tag-frank-family","tag-frank-family-vineyards","tag-frank-family-zinfandel","tag-hollywood-at-home","tag-napa-valley","tag-napa-valley-zinfandel","tag-recipe","tag-red-wine","tag-sangria","tag-sangria-recipe","tag-wine","tag-wine-cocktail","tag-zinfandel","tag-zinfandel-cocktail"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.frankfamilyvineyards.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/3.png?fit=1500%2C1000&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/parYsd-Oh","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.frankfamilyvineyards.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3117","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.frankfamilyvineyards.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.frankfamilyvineyards.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.frankfamilyvineyards.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.frankfamilyvineyards.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3117"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.frankfamilyvineyards.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3117\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.frankfamilyvineyards.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3125"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.frankfamilyvineyards.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3117"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.frankfamilyvineyards.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3117"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.frankfamilyvineyards.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3117"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}