I was chatting with someone off-line and mentioned my Hot Mulled Wine recipe and decided I should post it for y'all. It's very yummy. We like sipping it around the bonfire, in the hot tub.....snuggled up on the couch when it's chilly out.
Daniel Mirassou's Hot Mulled Wine
[from Mirassou Vineyards in San Jose California]
3 cups water
1 cup sugar (too sweet for us, I cut it to one-half generous cup)
12 cloves
1 cinnamon stick
peel of one lemon....one long strip if you can manage it
Simmer 10 minutes. Then add:
one-half cup of brandy
2-750 mil of dry red wine (we use either Cabernet or Merlot)
Do not boil. Bring to "coffee temperature".
Cheers!
