Pomegranate Sangria - cooking recipe

Ingredients

750 ml fruity red wine, ie.Beaujolais
2 cups pomegranate juice
1/2 cup brandy
1/2 cup triple sec
1/4 cup simple syrup (equal amounts sugar and water, heated until sugar dissolves, cooled)
1/4 cup pomegranate seeds
1 large orange, halved and thinly sliced
1 green apple, cored, halved and thinly sliced
1 cup red grapes, sliced in 1/2
1/2 cup frozen cranberries, do not eat
ice

Preparation

Combine all ingredients in a pitcher, cover and refrigerate for at least 4 hours or up to 48 hours before serving. Serve over ice.
If you are making far in advance, do not add the fruit until one hour before serving. It may pick up a red color from the wine and not look so pretty. Adding frozen cranberries at serving.