Greek Christmas Sangria

Ingredients:

• 1 cup water
• ½ cup sugar
• 3 whole cloves
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 3 lemon slices
• 4 cranberry herbal tea bags
• 1 bottle Moschofilero (Nasiakos) or Palivou St. George
• 2 to 4 tablespoons Metaxa 5 Star
• ½ pint fresh strawberries, washed and trimmed
• 1 orange unpeeled, washed & cut into 1-inch chunks
• 1 cup club soda

Directions:

1. In a small saucepan, combine water, sugar, cloves, cinnamon stick and lemon. Simmer over medium heat, reduce heat to low. Simmer another 10 minutes. Remove pan from heat.
2. Add in the tea bags, and let sit for 5 minutes. Now remove solids with slotted spoon.
3. Refrigerate the tea mixture until cool. Put into a large serving container. Add in wine and brandy. Now add orange and strawberries. Cover and refrigerate overnight. Just before serving, add club soda.

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