Best 9 Hot Spiced Christmas Wine Recipes

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Indulge in the warmth and flavors of the holiday season with our delectable Hot Spiced Christmas Wine. This traditional mulled wine recipe is a delightful blend of red wine, spices, and citrus, perfect for cozy gatherings and festive celebrations. Discover the secrets to creating this comforting beverage, along with variations such as the White Mulled Wine and the Non-Alcoholic Spiced Christmas Punch. Explore the art of crafting these aromatic drinks and impress your loved ones with your culinary expertise.

Let's cook with our recipes!

GLüHWEIN (HOT SPICED RED WINE)



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A winter cocktail sure to warm you from your head to your toes. Red wine is warmed with spices and citrus, then amped up with a bit of brandy for the coziest holiday drink.

Provided by Kare for Kitchen Treaty

Number Of Ingredients 9

1 each medium organic orange
20 each whole cloves (give or take a few cloves - no need to be exact)
750 ml light red wine (1 bottle, on the drier/lighter side is better. We love Pinot Noir, Lemburger or Merlot can also work)
3 each (3-inch) cinnamon sticks
5 each strips lemon peel (about 2 inches long each, just use a carrot peeler and try to avoid including too much pith)
1/4 cup sugar (start with 1/4 cup and add to taste up to 2/3 cup)
1/3 cup brandy
Cinnamon sticks
Orange slices

Steps:

  • Using a toothpick, poke 20 holes all over your orange, then poke the cloves into the holes.
  • Add orange to a medium saucepan. Pour the wine into the pan. Add the cinnamon sticks, lemon peel, and 1/3 cup sugar. Stir gently to help dissolve the sugar.
  • Turn the heat on medium-low and heat until just below a simmer. Do not boil! Reduce heat to low - just enough to keep warm but again, not simmering or boiling. Cover and let warm over the heat for about 20 minutes, until hot wine is flavored by the spices.
  • Stir in the brandy. Taste and add more sugar if desired. Depending on your wine and tastes, you may only need the intial 1/4 cup of sugar, or you may need the entire 2/3 cup.
  • Ladle into three large or four smaller mugs, garnish if desired, pass 'em out and and inhale your Glühwein goodness.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 266 kcal, Carbohydrate 22 g, Protein 1 g, Fat 1 g, SaturatedFat 1 g, Sodium 24 mg, Fiber 2 g, Sugar 14 g, ServingSize 1 serving

GLUEHWEIN (GERMAN HOT WINE PUNCH)



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This hot spiced wine punch is a staple at the Christmas festivites in Germany. Everywhere you go during the month of December, you will most likely find someone selling mugs of hot, steaming Gluehwein. Here is a version I adapted from "Authentic German Home-Style Recipes" by Gini Youngkrantz. Posted by request. I am guessing on the cook time - it should be just until hot, but NOT boiling.

Provided by HeatherFeather

Categories     Punch Beverage

Time 10m

Yield 8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 6

1 (24 ounce) bottle red german wine
1 cup water
1 whole cinnamon stick
2 whole cloves
1/2 lemon, thinly sliced
1/3 cup sugar

Steps:

  • Mix everything together in a large saucepan and heat until hot but NOT boiling.
  • Boiling it will ruin the Gluehwein, so be careful to not set your heat to high.
  • You can pour this into a crockpot on LOW heat and serve warm.

ALPINE HOT SPICED WINE



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Make and share this Alpine Hot Spiced Wine recipe from Food.com.

Provided by Gingerbear

Categories     Beverages

Time 25m

Yield 6-8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 8

1 bottle full-bodied red wine
3 tablespoons honey
2 cinnamon sticks
2 tablespoons cardamom seeds
1 tablespoon black peppercorns
1 sliced orange
1 sliced lemon
1/2 cup sugar

Steps:

  • In a saucepan, combine 1 bottle full-bodied red wine, 3 tbsp.
  • honey, 2 cinnamon sticks, 2 tbsp.
  • cardamom seeds, 1 tbsp.
  • black peppercorns, 1 sliced orange, 1 sliced lemon and 1/2 cup sugar.
  • Simmer 15 minutes.
  • Pour into a mug garnished with a cinnamon stick.

WARM SPICED WINE



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A great way to warm your Thanksgiving dinner guests. Serve in your favorite holiday mugs.

Provided by Steph

Categories     Drinks Recipes     Mulled Wine Recipes

Time 20m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 7

1 (750 milliliter) bottle merlot wine
3 tablespoons white sugar
4 (3 inch) orange peel strips
4 (3 inch) lemon peel strips
2 cinnamon sticks
2 whole cloves
1 whole nutmeg

Steps:

  • Combine merlot, sugar, orange peels, lemon peels, cinnamon sticks, cloves, and nutmeg in a saucepan over medium heat; simmer until sugar is dissolved and flavors have blended, 10 to 15 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 146 calories, Carbohydrate 13.5 g, Fat 0.1 g, Fiber 1.9 g, Protein 0.3 g, Sodium 6.4 mg, Sugar 7.1 g

HOT SPICED WINE



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My friends, family and I enjoy this spiced wine during cold-winter gatherings. This warm drink will be a special treat for anyone who enjoys dry red wines. -Noel Lickenfelt, Bolivar, Pennsylvania

Provided by Taste of Home

Time 4h10m

Yield 8 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 6

2 cinnamon sticks (3 inches)
3 whole cloves
3 medium tart apples, peeled and sliced
1/2 cup sugar
1 teaspoon lemon juice
2 bottles (750 ml each) dry red wine

Steps:

  • Place cinnamon sticks and cloves on a double thickness of cheesecloth. Gather corners of cloth to enclose spices; tie securely with string. Place in a 3-qt. slow cooker., Add remaining ingredients. Cook, covered, on low until flavors are blended, 4-5 hours. Discard spice bag. Serve warm.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 231 calories, Fat 0 fat (0 saturated fat), Cholesterol 0 cholesterol, Sodium 8mg sodium, Carbohydrate 24g carbohydrate (19g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 0 protein.

GLUEHWEIN



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Gluehwein is a German/Austrian winter-holiday drink that most tourists know as an after-ski drink. After you come in out of the snow, it is supposed to make you glow with warmth again. Watch it: Since you drink this wine warm, the alcohol goes to your head extra quick! Drink when you really have come in, and do not have to go out again! This is the one my father used to make for New Year's Eve.

Provided by ELSE

Categories     World Cuisine Recipes     European     Austrian

Time 45m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 6

¾ cup water
¾ cup white sugar
1 cinnamon stick
1 orange
10 whole cloves
1 (750 milliliter) bottle red wine

Steps:

  • In a saucepan, combine the water, sugar, and cinnamon stick. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer.
  • Cut the orange in half, and squeeze the juice into the simmering water. Push the cloves into the outside of the orange peel, and place peel in the simmering water. Continue simmering for 30 minutes, until thick and syrupy.
  • Pour in the wine, and heat until steaming but not simmering. Remove the clove-studded orange halves. Serve hot in mugs or glasses that have been preheated in warm water (cold glasses will break.)

Nutrition Facts : Calories 202.7 calories, Carbohydrate 28.2 g, Cholesterol 0 mg, Fat 0 g, Fiber 0 g, Protein 0.1 g, SaturatedFat 0 g, Sodium 5.9 mg, Sugar 25.8 g

HOT MULLED WINE



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This recipe of my grandmother's is always a hit at a get-together, especially on those cold, blustery days. I usually keep it warm in a slow cooker. You can use claret or Burgundy.

Provided by Jess

Categories     Drinks Recipes     Mulled Wine Recipes

Time 20m

Yield 9

Number Of Ingredients 7

1 ½ cups boiling water
½ cup white sugar
¼ lemon
8 whole cloves
1 (3 inch) cinnamon stick
1 (750 milliliter) bottle claret wine
1 pinch ground nutmeg

Steps:

  • Stir water and sugar together in a saucepan until sugar dissolves. Add lemon, cloves, and cinnamon stick; bring mixture to a boil and cook until flavors combine, about 10 minutes. Strain and return water mixture to the saucepan; discard lemon, cloves, and cinnamon stick.
  • Stir claret wine into water mixture; heat until hot but not boiling, 5 to 10 minutes. Serve flecked with nutmeg.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 106.3 calories, Carbohydrate 13.5 g, Fat 0.1 g, Fiber 0.7 g, Protein 0.3 g, Sodium 10.4 mg, Sugar 12.3 g

SPICED WINE



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A big pan of this warming punch is a great way to greet your guests and help them find their voices

Provided by Mary Cadogan

Categories     Dinner, Drink

Time 25m

Number Of Ingredients 6

100g light muscovado sugar
2 oranges , zest pared, juice squeezed from one, the other cut into chunks
2 cinnamon sticks , broken in half
little freshly grated nutmeg
1 x 75cl bottle light red wine
1 apple , quartered, cored and thickly sliced

Steps:

  • Put the sugar, the orange zest, juice and chunks, cinnamon and nutmeg in a pan with 300ml/1⁄2pt water and bring to the boil. Simmer for 10 mins to infuse the spices, then add the wine and apple slices and bring to a simmer. Serve in heatproof glasses.

HOT SPICED WINE



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Enjoy this hot drink made using spices and wine that's ready to serve in 30 minutes.

Provided by Betty Crocker Kitchens

Categories     Beverage

Time 30m

Yield 10

Number Of Ingredients 11

1 cup packed brown sugar
2 1/2 cups orange juice
1 cup water
1/2 teaspoon salt
Peel of 2 oranges, cut into 1/4-inch strips
6 whole cloves
3 whole allspice
1 four-inch stick cinnamon
1 bottle (750 milliliters) dry red wine or nonalcoholic red wine
Orange slices, if desired
Additional whole cloves, if desired

Steps:

  • Heat all ingredients except wine, orange slices and additional cloves to boiling in Dutch oven, stirring occasionally; reduce heat. Simmer uncovered 15 minutes.
  • Remove orange peel and spices. Stir in wine. Heat just until hot (do not boil). Serve hot in mugs or heatproof glasses. Garnish each serving with orange slice studded with additional whole cloves.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 120, Carbohydrate 29 g, Cholesterol 0 mg, Fiber 0 g, Protein 1 g, SaturatedFat 0 g, ServingSize 1 Serving, Sodium 135 mg

Tips:

  • Choose a full-bodied red wine, such as a Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, or Zinfandel.
  • Use fresh spices, such as cinnamon sticks, cloves, and nutmeg.
  • Grate the orange peel finely to avoid bitterness.
  • Simmer the wine over low heat for at least 30 minutes to allow the flavors to meld.
  • Strain the wine through a cheesecloth-lined colander to remove the spices before serving.
  • Serve the mulled wine hot, garnished with a cinnamon stick and an orange slice.

Conclusion:

Hot spiced Christmas wine is a delicious and festive drink that is perfect for enjoying during the holiday season. It is easy to make and can be tailored to your own taste preferences. Whether you like it sweet, spicy, or fruity, there is a mulled wine recipe out there for you. So gather your friends and family, and enjoy a cup of this warm and comforting beverage.

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