Cherry Sangria:

• To a large pitcher add white wine, orange juice, brandy, Cointreau and simple syrup. Stir well.
  1 bottle (750 ml) dry white wine, 1-1/2 cups fresh squeezed orange juice (about 8 oranges), 1 cup brandy, 1/2 cup Cointreau , simple syrup*
• Add cherries, grapes, blueberries and plums. Chill for 12-16 hours. Stir sangria and just before serving add oranges and limes (adding them before will add a pithy-rind taste to the drink).
  1 lb fresh cherries, pitted, 2 cups red seedless grapes , 2 plums sliced into wedges, 2 oranges sliced in wedges , 1 lime sliced in wedges , 1 cup blueberries
• Fill six glasses 1/2 full with ice and use a slotted spoon to add fruit from the pitcher to each glass. Pour liquid over ice and fruit and serve.