Poor Man's Cherry Sangria

I was prepping things before starting to make dinner a couple days ago and realized I still had a little red wine left over from a previous meal, and figured I should use it up.  I could have just served a couple glasses of wine, but no, I just have to play with my food, so of course I set my heart on making Sangria.  Y'know, cuz I can't ever make anything easy on myself. 

Thirty seconds later I realized I didn't have any of the usual things I would put into Sangria.  So instead, I winged it with what I had.  And hey, it actually was pretty tasty, albeit a little, ahem, untraditional.  Here's my fabulous recipe for what I am calling Poor Man's Cherry Sangria:

10 frozen cherries, pitted and halved
2 cups red wine
2 tbsp brandy or cherry brandy
1 tbsp lemon juice
2 tbsp frozen concentrate fruit punch (still concentrated)
1/4 cup water
1 tsp powdered sugar
1/2 cup lemon-lime soda

Put the cherries into a jar or pitcher and muddle them a little.  Pour in everything else except for the lemon-lime soda; stir, and let it sit for an hour or two in the fridge.  Just before serving add the soda.  Pour into ice-filled glasses.  Don't forget to divide up the cherries, too!  They are delicious.  Makes 4 servings.

Happy eating drinking!