Spain's sponsored pavilion at the World's Fair in New York City featured sangria, marking the first official time Americans fell in love with the beverage.
England and France made their own style of sangria using French grapes.
Moors conquered the Spanish peninsula and prohibited alcohol, meaning the Spanish wine business, and sangria business, faltered. Sangrias and wine didn't return until the Moors' rule ended in 1492.
Ancient Romans planted multiple vineyards along the Iberian Peninsula.
