Booze + Wine + Fruit = Fun

Now you can mix booze, wine and fruit to make sangria.

WTKR

July 1, 2008

Booze + Wine + Fruit = Fun
Light or hearty, flavored with brandy, orange liqueur or spices, wine-based sangria is a flexible party potion. (Credit: Bob Fila, Chicago Tribune)
A number of changes in Virginia Laws took place recently. One that came off the books is the rule that banned sangria from Virginia bars. That's right it is now legal to mix booze, wine and fruit to make sangria.

"Thank you Lord!" exclaimed Chris Wise, owner of Norfolk's Ibiza Restaurant. You can understand why he was so pumped.

"It's kinda tough when you open up a Spanish restaurant and one of your key attractions you're not able to serve" he added.

Christine Kutchen tends bar at Bodega. She's also pleased with the new law..or lack thereof. "I don't have to worry about people getting all mad at you. It just doesn't taste the same when it [the fruit] is not added correctly cause it doesn't soak into the fruit and it's pointless."

The Virginia legislature took another look at the sangria ban after a Northern Virginia bar owner was caught serving it. He challenged the ruling and won.

Now, the lovers of the "real" sangria are winners too.

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