Mulled wine alcoholic

Life is too short to drink bad wines! Mulled wine is an alcoholic drink made with the addition of fruits and spices. A cold, damp autumn disposes to treat yourself to such a drink.

Julia M.

Recipe author

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Composition / ingredients

Servings:

Red wine (dry or semi-dry)

500

Water

100

Oranges

Cinnamon stick

Star anise

Carnation

Ginger

Sugar

Translation table of volumetric measures

Nutrients and energy value of the recipe composition

By weight of the composition:

Proteins 0 % 0 g

Fats 0 % 0 g

Carbohydrates 100 % 12 g

86 kcal

GI: 62 / 0 / 38

Step-by-step cooking

Cooking time: 30 min

Step 1:
Put cinnamon, ginger, cloves and a star of star anise in a ladle.
Step 2:
Add sugar and pour in the required amount of water.
Step 3:
Put the ladle on the fire and bring to a boil. Then remove from the heat, cover with a lid and let it brew for 15 minutes.
Step 4:
At this time, wash the orange and cut it into pieces.
Step 5:
Strain the spicy broth and add chopped oranges to it.
Step 6:
Add wine to the ladle and put it on the fire. Bring it almost to a boil.You can not boil mulled wine. It is necessary to remove from the heat when the first bubbles and steam appear. Cover the finished mulled wine and let it stand for 10 minutes. Then pour it into tall glasses and help yourself. Enjoy your meal!

The first recipes of a drink similar to mulled wine were known in ancient Rome. At that time, wine was mixed with spices, but not heated. Real hot wine appeared during the Middle Ages in the countries of Northern Europe, Britain and Scandinavia.
The classic recipe for mulled wine has alcohol in its composition, in particular, red wine. It is best to use dry or semi-dry, in which the alcohol content is 9-12%.
Mulled wine has antiviral properties due to the presence of useful ingredients in it. When heated, this drink has a warming effect on the body. It is very useful to drink it for people suffering from a cold. This is a wonderful drink for patients during the convalescence period.
To please yourself with this delicious drink, you do not have to go to bars or cafes. It can be easily prepared at home.
Mulled wine can also be non-alcoholic. To prepare such a drink, it is enough to replace the wine with grape juice, and then follow the preparation according to the recipe.
It is best to cook mulled wine at one time so that you can drink it all at once. You can not leave it for reheating. When reheated, it will lose its taste and aroma. As an appetizer to mulled wine, you can serve fruit, cookies or pie.