Pomegranate Sangria

• 2 (750 ml) bottles red wine (mixed varieties is good, for instance one malbec and one tempranillo...$5.99 a bottle is fine!)
• 1 cup brandy (real 80 proof brandy aged in oak, not one of the weak flavored imitations)
• 1/2 cup Cointreau liqueur or 1/2 cup triple sec
• 1 cup orange juice
• 1 cup pomegranate juice
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 orange
• 1 apple
• 1 pear
• 6 ounces blackberries
• 2 ounces pomegranate seeds
• 2 cinnamon sticks

1. In a small saucepan, heat 1/2 cup sugar and 1/2 cup water on medium high until sugar dissolves; remove from heat.
2. In the meantime, slice the orange, apple and pear.
3. Mix all ingredients together and let stand in a tightly-sealed container or pitcher for at least 24 hours in the refrigerator before serving.

bottles red wine, brandy, triple sec, orange juice, pomegranate juice, sugar, orange, apple, pear, blackberries, pomegranate seeds, cinnamon sticks

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/pomegranate-sangria-228338 (may not work)