¡Ai! ¡Que ingenuo!

I was idly reading this article, Bill Would End Virginia’s Sangria Ban, when huh, I wondered, what’s the deal with sangria? Apparently, Virginia had some kind of oddball law prohibiting wine with spirits. Wine with spirits? What th’?

I Googled sangria recipes and, contrary to my assumptions, sangria often contains more than just red wine and fruit. It often contains other alcohol, as well — brandy, triple sec, even sometimes gin. Uh oh.

{Cue montage of Becky swigging sangria all over the United States in her younger years. The montage becomes darker as we see her getting ejected from ChaChaCha — twice. She spills a glass of sangria all over her aunt’s shoes at Easter. She corners actors at a party in San Francisco and does her turkey impression — over and over.}

Soooo, there’s hard booze in sangria. Not just wine. That explains a whole lot.

Photo: loving my sangria by graciepoo. Thanks for letting me use it!