GLÜHWEIN Recipe

We recently came back from Germany, my wife's home country.  The Christmas Markets have street vendors which have ample supplies of this hot wine.  A great hot beverage, to warm you up, or at least make you forget you are cold, on a cold day.

½ cup water

½ cup sugar

2 whole cloves

2 cinnamon sticks

1 orange

1 bottle of red table wine (Merlot, Pinot Noir, Shriaz or any other flavorful red wine)

Mix water, sugar, cinnamon, cloves and the juice of the orange together in a pot.  Bring up to heat but not to a boil.  Add the orange peel and simmer for 15 minutes. 

Serve immediately in pre heated mugs.

This wine can be kept hot in a covered coffee warmer, or crock pot, and can be reheated the next day.