Citrus and Basil Sangria

INGREDIENTS

• 1/4 cup water
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 10 basil leaves
• 1 bottle sauvignon blanc
• 1 blood orange, sliced into thin rounds
• 1 cara cara, sliced into thin rounds
• 1 tangelo, sliced into thin rounds
• 1 handful strawberries, sliced
• 1 meyer lemon, skin peeled into strips and added - save juice for another use
• 1/4 cup brandy
• 1 cup blood orange italian soda
• 1/4 cup tangerine juice