Mulled Wine - My style

INGREDIENTS

• 2 bottles Red Wine (any type)
• 1/2 cup sugar
• handful of cloves
• 2 cinnamon sticks
• half an orange

METHOD

• Pour the wine into a large pot and heat over medium heat. Do not bring to the boil, but keep the wine hot.
  
• Mix in the cloves, sugar and cinnamon sticks. Slice the orange into the thin slices and put into the wine also.
• Stir gently, and cover. Heat for about 10 to 15 mins and the wine is aromatic. Be sure to stir occaisonally, and monitor the wine so that it doesn't boil.
• Strain the wine through a mesh collander into another pot or bowl, then pour into empty wine bottles or carafe.

Serve hot, with a teaspoon of sugar to taste.

-Enjoy!

Great winter drink, and as its so easy to make there's no reason why you can't have mulled wine on hand whenever you feel the urge to have a few spiced wines! I've been making lots of this lately as my wine rack is in dire need of purging. A lot of my reds are due to be drunk, and the table wines I have make excellent specimens for mulled wine creation. You can even re-use the cinnamon sticks, or leave them in the bottles to slowly infuse more spice into the wine. Serve with a thin sliver of orange in the cups for added flair.

You can also substitute the orange for lemon for a slightly zingier taste.