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Hot Mulled Wine

Lower acidity than brighter reds.

Recipe Summary Hot Mulled Wine

This recipe of my grandmother's is always a hit at a get-together, especially on those cold, blustery days. I usually keep it warm in a slow cooker. You can use claret or Burgundy.

Ingredients | Syrah Food Pairing Wine Folly

1 ½ cups boiling water

½ cup white sugar

¼ lemon

8 whole cloves

1 (3 inch) cinnamon stick

1 (750 milliliter) bottle claret wine

1 pinch ground nutmeg (Optional)

Directions

Stir water and sugar together in a saucepan until sugar dissolves. Add lemon, cloves, and cinnamon stick; bring mixture to a boil and cook until flavors combine, about 10 minutes. Strain and return water mixture to the saucepan; discard lemon, cloves, and cinnamon stick.

Stir claret wine into water mixture; heat until hot but not boiling, 5 to 10 minutes. Serve flecked with nutmeg.

Info | Syrah Food Pairing Wine Folly

prep: 5 mins cook: 15 mins total: 20 mins Servings: 9 Yield: 9 servings

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