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    Hot Mulled Wine

    Dec 29, 2010 · Modified: Dec 26, 2021 by Andrea · This post may contain affiliate links · This blog generates income via ads ·

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    Hot Mulled Wine - Andrea Meyers

    Years ago I had my first taste of hot mulled wine at a friend’s apartment in Bogotá, Colombia, which we sipped while listening to Edith Piaf after a glorious dinner of beef tenderloin (lomo). Maria Consuela had spent time in the U.S. and Europe during her college years and liked to share her cultural experiences from all the places she had lived and visited. She befriended the new teachers at the school and introduced us to the beauty of a country that still to this day many people would fear to set foot in. I don’t know what she put in the wine that night, I only remember that it smelled and tasted fantastic.

    Until then, my wine experience had been limited, and included a rather horrible bout with box wine in the Outback that left me with the mother of all migraines and the opinion that perhaps wine was not for me. So all these years later I must thank my friend and colleague Maria Consuela for introducing me to good hot spiced wine, and for her help in transitioning to life in a new country.

    And so this is #3 in our week of New Year’s Eve cocktails, a drink that warms you up inside and makes you feel like snuggling by a fire. We like our hot mulled wine spicy and not too sweet, so feel free to adjust the sugar to your taste. We prefer to use the whole cracked nutmeg because it’s easy to fish out of the wine before serving, but you could substitute ground nutmeg if you prefer, you’ll just have some bits left in the wine.

    Hot Mulled Wine - Andrea Meyers
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    Hot Mulled Wine

    Prep Time10 mins
    Cook Time20 mins
    Total Time30 mins
    Course: Beverage
    Cuisine: German
    Diet: Gluten Free, Vegan, Vegetarian
    Keyword: wine
    Servings: 6
    Calories: 170kcal

    Equipment

    • 3 to 4-quart pot with heavy bottom
    • glass mugs

    Ingredients

    • 750 ml red wine (zinfandel or merlot)
    • 1 cup water
    • ¼ cup demerara or turbinado sugar
    • 3 whole cloves
    • 2 cinnamon sticks
    • 1 whole nutmeg (cracked open (or ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg))
    • 1 orange (peeled in wide strips)
    • 1 lemon (peeled in wide strips)
    • 1 orange (thinly sliced)
    US Customary - Metric

    Preparation

    • Combine the wine, water, sugar, cloves, cinnamon sticks, nutmeg, and lemon and orange strips in the pot and bring to a simmer over medium heat. Cook for 20 minutes, then serve hot in mugs with slices of orange.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 170kcal | Carbohydrates: 20g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 8mg | Potassium: 263mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 14g | Vitamin A: 98IU | Vitamin C: 33mg | Calcium: 44mg | Iron: 1mg
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    1. Alanna says

      December 29, 2010 at 11:45 am

      Aiii I love this stuff! It's a classic in Scandinavia, I have fond memories of an afternoon cup of hot wine, sitting in a small coffeeshop in Helsinki with the snow falling outside.

      But I find that lots of people are timid about it -- because it's often too sweet (yours isn't) and too cloying. I actually made this for 200 for our buffalo roast, along with hot chocolate.

      • Andrea says

        December 29, 2010 at 11:48 am

        I think you and I need to get together to swap travel stories someday. 🙂

    2. Alina says

      December 29, 2010 at 6:17 pm

      Aaaaaah... mulled wine... I would love to have a glass of mulled wine, but I breastfeed. Last time my friends came over and made mulled wine in my kitchen, I was totally hypnotized by that smell 🙂 your version of mulled wine sounds wonderful and I love that translucent slice of orange in the picture!

    3. Lisa@ButteryBooks says

      December 29, 2010 at 9:16 pm

      I bet your kitchen smells amazing after making this. I will have to give it a try.

    4. Mei Teng says

      December 30, 2010 at 7:56 pm

      Never had hot wine before. I really like the image with its strong back-lighting. Works well in this composition.

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