When it comes to the holidays, aromas from the kitchen evoke powerful memories. One of the aromas is mulled wine. Easy to make, warm and delicious a mulled wine can lift spirits during the holiday season. One can use inexpensive wines so mulled wine recipes are economical. Heat ingredients in a crock pot and the aroma will fill the house every time someone fills their glass.

We have several mulled wine recipes in the recipe section of the Wine Trail Traveler website. One of my favorites is the one provided by my son, Kevin, last Christmas. Hope you’ll enjoy it too.

Cheers,
Terry

Mulled Wine Recipe

Ingredients

2 bottles of Cabernet Sauvignon
1/2 – 1 c sugar depending on how sweet you want it
1 orange sliced
whole cloves
one can of orange juice concentrate
1 c water
1 t cinnamon
2 cinnamon sticks
1/2 c apricot brandy

Directions

1. To a crock pot add the wine.
2. Add the sugar and stir.
3. Slice and quarter the orange. Stick whole cloves into the orange skin and add to the crock pot.
4. Mix the orange juice concentrate with one cup of water and add to the crock pot.
5. Add other ingredients to crock pot.
6. Heat the ingredients for a couple of hours and its ready!

Provided by Kevin Sullivan, Wine Trail Traveler staff.