Cherry Berry sangria

Make 8 servings
Prep 5 minutes
Refrigerate 2 hours

Ingredients:
1 bottle of dry red wine such as Riojia
2 cups cherry-pomegranate juice or cranberry juice
1/2 cup Brandy
1/2 lb cherries pitted and halved
1 cup quartered strawberry 
3/4 cup blueberry 
2tbsp superfine sugar
1 can cold lemon lime soda

Directions:
In a large pitcher,  combine wine juice,  Brandy,  cherries,  strawberries and sugar.  Refrigerate at least 2 hours.
Just before serving,  stir mixture and add lemon juice soda, serve over ice

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1 ripped pear,  peeled,  cored and chopped
15 green or red grapes
2 tbsp chopped avocado
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