Mulled wine: 12 recipes at home

The cold season is the best time to treat yourself, as well as your family and friends, by preparing hot delicious mulled wine with your own hands. Friendly gatherings over a cup or two of this wonderful drink will warm your souls and add joy to your hearts.

German mulled wine – a classic recipe

This recipe is considered a classic for cooking at home. As we will see below, many drinks of this type are prepared using a similar technology. By the way, they can be brewed from both store-bought and homemade wine.

List of ingredients

1. Dry red wine – 0,7 l

2. Honey – 1 Art. l

3. Cinnamon – 1 pinch

4. Cardamom – 1 pinch

5. Nutmeg – 1 pinch

6. Carnation – 6 pcs.

7. Allspice black pepper – 5 peas

8. Lemon – ½ pc.

Method of preparation

Pour the wine into a suitable heat-resistant container and put on fire. In the process of heating, add honey and spices, as well as freshly squeezed lemon juice. Stir the contents of the container until the foam that appears due to the spices disappears. Then turn off the heat and leave the drink for 15 minutes under a tight lid.

Citrus white wine mulled wine

List of ingredients

1. Dry white wine – 0,7 l

2. Water – 150 ml

3. Honey – 1 Art. l

4. Lemon – 1 pcs.

5. Orange – 1 pcs.

6. Cloves – 2-3 pcs.

7. Cinnamon – 1 stick

Method of preparation

Boil water with cloves and cinnamon, then cool and strain the resulting broth. Pour the wine into a saucepan and put on fire. Add there spicy water, honey and finely chopped slices of citrus fruits. Bring the liquid to the required temperature, remove it from the heat and pour into glasses. Orange slices can be used as decoration.

Alpine mulled wine

List of ingredients

1. Dry red wine – 0,7 l

2. Honey – 1-2 tbsp.

3. Raisins – 30 g

4. Apple – 1-2 pcs.

5. Grated ginger – 1 pinch

6. Cardamom – 6 pcs.

7. Cinnamon – 2 sticks

8. Allspice black pepper – 5 peas

9. Carnation – 7 pcs.

Method of preparation

Cut the apples into small slices, then send the wine and all other ingredients to the appropriate bowl and follow the classic recipe.

Mulled wine with orange and cinnamon

This simple recipe can be optionally supplemented with other spices suitable for the occasion.

List of ingredients

1. Dry red wine – 0,7 l

2. Red orange juice – 400 ml

3. Orange – 1 pcs.

4. Cinnamon – 2 sticks

5. Brown sugar – 125 g

Method of preparation

Mix wine and juice. Add sugar, cinnamon and orange peel cut into thin strips. Stir the sugar until completely dissolved, then put the liquid on the fire and bring it to the appropriate temperature. The drink is served with orange slices.

Christmas mulled wine

This is just one of the many variations on the Christmas theme. So, there are modifications that involve the addition of nutmeg, ginger, hibiscus, or even brewed black tea.

List of ingredients

1. Dry red wine – 1 l

2. Orange juice – 250 ml

3. Lemon – 1 pcs.

4. Orange – 1 pcs.

5. Honey – 2 Art. l

6. Carnation – 4 pcs.

7. Star anise – ½ tsp

8. Cinnamon – ½ tsp

9. Cardamom – ½ tsp.

Method of preparation

Mix wine, juice, honey, spices and washed sliced ​​citrus fruits in a heat-resistant bowl and heat to 80 °C. Leave the result for 15 minutes under a tight lid.

Mulled wine with apples

If desired, apples can be replaced with other fruits, for example: plums or peaches.

List of ingredients

1. Dry red wine – 0,7 l

2. Honey – 1 Art. l

3. Apple – 1 pcs.

4. Cinnamon – 2-3 sticks

5. Carnation – 6 pcs.

Method of preparation

Cut the fruit into thin slices, then place all the ingredients in a heat-resistant container and follow the basic recipe.

Tangerine mulled wine – a recipe for Santa Claus

Apparently, the output should be something very New Year’s.

List of ingredients

1. Dry red wine – 0,7 l

2. Tangerines – 6 pcs.

3. Honey – tsp

4. Carnation – 5 pcs.

5. Cinnamon – 2 sticks

6. Allspice – 2 peas

Method of preparation

Peel and divide the tangerines into slices, then load all the components into an enamel pan and turn to classical technology.

Mulled wine from Cahors

This drink uses brandy or cognac, which, at your discretion, can be replaced with any liquor. Although, according to some enthusiasts, one does not interfere with the other.

List of ingredients

1. Cahors – 1,5 liters

2. Brandy – 10-20 ml (or to taste)

3. Cinnamon – 1 pinch

4. Carnation – 6 pcs.

5. Lemon – 1-2 pcs.

Method of preparation

Pour Cahors into a heat-resistant container and bring it to a temperature of 40 ° C. Next, add the diced lemon. Then, at a temperature of 50 ° C, put cloves and cinnamon. Remove the finished drink from the heat, hold for 5 minutes under a tight lid, add brandy and bring to the table.

Port mulled wine – a no-fuss recipe

As you can see from your own experience, port wine feels warmer than cahors.

List of ingredients

1. Port wine (preferably Portuguese) – 0,7 l

2. Sugar – 1 st. l.

3. Cinnamon – 1 tsp

4. Nutmeg – 1 pc.

5. Lemon – 1 pcs.

6. Water (optional) – 150 ml

Method of preparation

Finely chop the lemon zest and grate the nutmeg. Then pour the wine into a heat-resistant container, add all the other ingredients there and bring the drink to readiness according to the basic recipe.

Mulled wine – recipe with ginger

Ginger root is a seasoning for mulled wine for an amateur. But if you are such, then you can safely add this ingredient to hot drinks prepared not only on the basis of white, but also on the basis of red wine.

List of ingredients

1. Dry or semi-dry red wine – 1 l

2. Grated ginger root – 1 tsp

3. Honey – 2 Art. l

4. Cinnamon – 1 tsp

5. Carnation – 5 pcs.

6. Orange – 1 pcs.

7. Green apple – 1 pc.

Method of preparation

Cut the orange into slices, and the apple into thin slices. Then place everything in a heat-resistant bowl and turn to the classic German technology from the basic recipe.

Czech mulled wine

List of ingredients

1. Dry or semi-dry red wine – 0,7 l

2. Water – 250 ml

3. Granulated sugar – 1 tbsp. l.

4. Vanilla sugar – 1 tsp

5. Carnation – 8 pcs.

6. Cinnamon – 3 sticks

7. Walnuts – 5 pcs.

8. Grated ginger root – 1 tsp

9. Lemon – 1 pcs.

Method of preparation

Put cloves, cinnamon, plain and vanilla sugar in a container with water and boil. Set aside the resulting mixture for 15 minutes. Put the wine in a heat-resistant bowl on fire. Add ginger, chopped walnut kernels and grated lemon zest. Then pour slightly cooled water with spices into the same place and bring the drink to the canonical temperature of 70 ° C. After that, remove it from the heat and pour into mugs.

Mulled wine with Riga balsam

Ingredients

1. Red dry wine – 750 ml

2. Riga Black Balsam – 100

3. Cinnamon stick – 1 pc.

4. Carnation – 3 pcs.

5. Honey – 4 Art. l

6. Nutmeg – 1 pinch

7. Orange – 1 pcs.

8. Cardamom – to taste

Method of preparation

1. In a saucepan, mix the Black Balsam of Riga, wine and all spices.

2. On low heat, bring the mixture to 50-60 degrees, add orange slices and sweat a little more, without boiling.

3. Then remove from heat, cover with a lid and let it brew for 10-15 minutes.

4. Before serving, strain the drink through a strainer and add honey.

5. Mulled wine is best served in warm glasses.

Questions and answers on mulled wine

1. What is the best wine for mulled wine?

   Homemade wine is the best.

2. Why can’t mulled wine be boiled?

   The boiled substance will completely lose all alcohol and lose a significant part of its flavor bouquet.

3. Can mulled wine be reheated?

   The cooled drink can be reheated on the stove or even in the microwave. But at the same time, it should be borne in mind that it will lose some of the alcohol, acquiring a richer spicy taste in return.

4. Mulled wine in a slow cooker

   The tightness of the multicooker provides a higher saturation of the drink with aromas released by many spices and fruits. For the same reason, mulled wine will retain its maximum temperature during the final infusion. As for the temperature itself, it, like the duration of cooking (usually 15 minutes), can be programmed ahead of time.

   The only inconvenience of multicookers is the need to select the appropriate cooking mode in the case of various models of the devices mentioned. At the same time, it is recommended to experiment with such programs as “stewing”, “roasting”, “multi-cook” and “steamer”.

5. Mulled wine on the fire

   You can also cook mulled wine outdoors using a fire. To do this, you must have wine, a kettle, a stable tripod and something suitable for stirring the contents of a camping vessel. If you are an experienced tourist, then you may find sugar and, possibly, even allspice in stock. In addition, it does not hurt to wander around the neighborhood in search of some backyard plot and beg from its owners for a couple of apples, pears or plums.

   Well, or you can do without romance. Namely, plan everything ahead of time and take all the ingredients with you or buy a ready-made set for mulled wine.

Relevance: 28.11.2017

Tags: Wine and vermouth, Wine recipes