who do i make mulled wine?

Answer 1

one bottle of red wine non vintage, 1/4 cup sugar, cinnimon cloves, allspice and bayleaf. heat, don't boil for a short period with the spices. also orange zest, and what ever you want to ad to it.

Answer 2

Before you get started there are a few mulled wine rules.

1. Any red wine will do, but you don't have to spend much money, after all you're going to alter the taste considerably. Try a wine from Portugal, Spain, Hungary Italy, or Chile. The one thing they typically have in common is a deep full fruit flavor and lots of rustic structure - perfect for mulling.

Try your favorite red or,

* Portugal's Caves Alianca Bairrada Reserva
* Spain's Gandia Winery
* Italy's Lungarotti - Cabernet Sauvignon
* Hungary's Szekszardi Voros

2. Never let the wine boil. If it's boiled it's spoiled. The flavor of the wine/spice combination will deteriorate if the mixture reaches the boiling point, so keep an eye on the stove. Actually, microwaving mulled wine by the glass or mug full is a better choice. The microwave process concentrates the flavor elements that can dissipate when mulled wine is made on the stove in an open-mouthed pot, back into the drink. I usually find that one-minute on high heat works best but get there in 20-second increments to ensure the mulled wine doesn't reach the boiling point.

3. Sugar in included in my ingredients list, because some find that added sugar soothes the tangy flavor the mulled wine can express after being warmed up. Some prefer diluting the mulled wine with herbal or citrus tea. Tea (especially citrus or herbal oriented varieties) not only softens the flavor but it adds subtle elements that the mulled wine doesn't have on its own. If tea or sugar isn't to your liking try balancing the flavor by adding a little water to the blend before pouring.

4. One last thing. Since it's the holidays a candy cane as a garnish not only adds a nice peppermint flavor to the mulled wine, it looks terrific and really evokes the liquid personality of the season.

A Modern yet Traditional Mulled Wine Recipe:

2 lemons
2 oranges
1 - 750 ml bottle of medium, to full, bodied red wine Nutmeg (to taste)
Cloves (to taste)
1 oz brandy or Cognac (or to taste)
1 cup (250 ml) granulated sugar (optional)
Herbal or citrus influenced tea (optional but excellent)
Water (optional softener instead of tea)
4 large cinnamon sticks
4 candy canes

Instructions for making four large portions
-Cut lemons and oranges into slices.
-Pour the red wine into saucepan and gradually heat.
-Add fruit slices, nutmeg, cloves and brandy.
-Keep an eye on the mixture and wait until it becomes hot to the touch.
-At this point you could blend in sugar or water (if desired).
-Pour into glasses/mugs and add tea (to taste).
-Garnish with cinnamon stick and candy cane.

Serve

As mentioned earlier, premixing the ingredients and microwaving it by the glass/mug full is just as easy.

If you're keen on a holiday oriented drink that isn't served warm why not try Ginger Wine. It has roots planted firmly in the Victorian Era and has a wonderful ginger essence that is as tasty as it is familiar.

* Scotland's Hutchingson's Ginger Wine

Answer 3

a bottle of good red wine....cut up friuts such as peaches/plums/cherries & Cinnamon & spices...all boiled in a pan until like a syrup & served with A warm mince pie & a smile for christmas cheer XX

Answer 4

Wine in a tankard - couple of spoons of honey - Red hot poker plunged into tankard - Drink. Great fun

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