Mulled Wine for Winter Evenings
Servings: 6 people
Equipment
- sauce pan, grater
Ingredients
- 1 bottle Red wine Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot or Zinfandel
- 1/2 cup Brandy
- 1 tbsp Ginger, grated
- 2 sticks Cinnamon
- 8 - 10 Cloves
- 2 tbsp Honey
- 4-6 tbsp Sugar Raw, preferably
- Juice of 4 oranges Freshly squeezed, preferably
- Zest of 2 oranges
Instructions
- To begin, wash, peel and grate ginger. Keep this aside.
- Zest two oranges, carefully, without scarping in the pith. Juice the 4 oranges.
- Next in a saucepan, add all the liquid ingredients - juice, wine and brandy with ginger and whole spices. Finally, add honey and sugar.
- Cover and cook low heat until it comes to a gentle boil. Then turn off the heat.
- Warm up the serving cups with warm water. Pour in the wine, make sure you strain it and garnish with orange zest. Enjoy with dinner or dessert!