Mulled Wine

Mulled Wine

Serves 5
Diet VV/ GF/ (RSF)
Time 30

Mulled wine is a traditional festive drink enjoyed by people all over the world. It's extremely comforting, delicious & nostalgic.

Produce

1 bottle (750 ml) — Dry red wine (Pinot noir, chianti, merlot, malbec or cabernet sauvignon)*

1 — Orange, peeled and sliced into rounds

7 whole — Cloves

3 sticks — Cinnamon

2 star — Anise

¼ cup — Sweetener (sugar, maple syrup, date syrup)

*Choose any basic and inexpensive dry red wine — no need to splurge on anything fancy.

Specifications

Combine all of the ingredients into a medium saucepan and stir. Cook the mulled wine on medium-high heat and bring to a simmer (make sure to not boil, as you don't want to simmer off the alcohol). Once you've reached a simmer, reduce the heat to medium-low heat. Cover the pan and let the wine simmer for approximately 15 minutes, or up to 2 hours if you want your mulled wine extremely decadent with spices. Strain the concoction using a fine mesh strainer. Taste and adjust the flavour to your liking (add more sweetener if needed). Serve warm.