February 2, 2006

Mulled Wine

This post is filling a special request for Elly. Mulled wine is simply heated wine mixed with spices. For my recipe I use sugar, orange zest, nutmeg, cinnamon, corriander, black pepper, cloves and orange liquor or brandy. To start with use a red wine, not too dry, maybe a Merlot or a Reisling just avoid anything aged in oak - the flavors don’t work well together. Also avoid using a very expensive wine (heating ruins the flavor) or too cheap of a wine (heating makes it worse).
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