Mulled wine

Like at the Christmas market - only better!

Strength:
mittelstark (11% - 19%)

Era:
Historical era (before 1860)

Origin:
Germany

Mulled wine is the hit at every Christmas market. However, homemade it often tastes better and can be enjoyed throughout the winter. The best part about DIY is that you know exactly what you have in the jar.

Whoever still reaches for the dubious ready-made mulled wine from the supermarket shelves with this simple recipe, we can no longer help.

Prep Time2 min
Cook Time20 min
Total Time22 min
Yield1 pot
Serving Size150 ml
Energy130 cal

Cuisine
- deutsch
Course
- Getränk
Cooking Method
- Heat

Zutaten

For homemade mulled wine

1 bottle of red wine, dry
2 organic oranges
7 cloves
2 capsules green cardamom
2 sticks cinnamon
2 star anise
50 g brown cane sugar

Barstuff

Pot
Sieve
Trowel
Peeler
Knife

Zubereitung

Wash the oranges hot and cut the peel into thin zests. The pulp is not needed.

Put the red wine in a pot with the spices. Then press the orange zests over the wine to release the essential oils from them and add them to the pot as well. Heat your mulled wine only to about 70 °C.

Once the mulled wine mixture is hot, add the cane sugar. Stir until the sugar has completely dissolved.

Taste the mulled wine, sweeten with a little sugar if necessary and serve hot immediately. Ready is your homemade mulled wine.

Hint:

For your mulled wine, you should go for a strong, fruity but not too woody red wine. Avoid cheap wines from discount stores and rather go for an artisanal wine in the basic segment between 6.00 and 9.00 euros a bottle.
Mulled wine should never be heated above 70 to 75 °C. The alcohol contained in the mulled wine evaporates at around 78 °C and some of the spices also suffer from excessive heat and release bitter substances into the mulled wine.

6 servings per container
Serving Size150 ml
Amount per serving
Calories130
% Daily Value*Standard DV
Total Carbohydrate11 g275 g4%
Total Sugars10.5 g
Protein0.3 g50 g0.6%
Vitamin D (Cholecalciferol)3.375 IU800 IU0.42%
Calcium11.3 mg1300 mg0.87%
Iron1.1 mg18 mg6.11%
Potassium111.4 mg4700 mg2.37%
Vitamin C (Ascorbic Acid)2.3 mg90 mg2.56%
Phosphorus12.5 mg1250 mg1%
Iodine0.0125 mcg150 mcg0.01%
Magnesium11.3 mg420 mg2.69%
Zinc0.1 mg11 mg0.91%
Copper0.1 mg0.9 mg11.11%
Chloride12.7 mg2300 mg0.55%
Alkohol12 g
^*) Die prozentualen Tageswerte basieren auf einer Ernährung mit 2.000 Kalorien. Ihre Tageswerte können je nach Ihrem Kalorienbedarf höher oder niedriger sein.