Winter, early spring or dank autumn are the seasons when you want warmth. And there is one drink that helps to get it. He has long been known in England, in Germany, in Austria and in the Scandinavian countries. It is consumed in Christmas markets, in ski resorts and at home, sitting by the fireplace. And this drink is mulled wine. If cooked correctly, it will be an excellent remedy for colds and depression. It is prepared on the basis of wine: red or white. And the recipe for mulled wine from white wine is not so complicated. Following some rules, you can cook it in a normal kitchen.
If we translate the word "mulled wine" from German, we get the name of this drink - red-hot wine. And the choice of wine for this drink is a whole science. At first, mulled wine was made from wines produced in the province of Bordeaux. Now such expensive and aged wines are no longer used. They already have an absolute taste, and heating can only spoil it.
In most cases, dry wines of a small fortress are taken for this drink. You can take semi-dry. But at the same time, you need to make sure that the hot drink does not turn out to be too sweet. Of dessert wines, good mulled wine is unlikely to work. And young and light wines that contain from 8.5 to 12.5% alcohol are perfect.
But which wine to choose is a matter of taste. There are no particular differences in cooking recipes. The difference is only in the selection of ingredients. So if you cook mulled wine from white wine, then for this it is better to take semi-sweet. And instead of lemon juice, add orange. Some even use sparkling wines for this drink. But for such exotic recipes you will need special knowledge and experience.
But there are simpler recipes for preparing mulled wine from white wine. Here is one of them. For it you need white dry wine in an amount of 750 ml, two cups of lemon, one stick of cinnamon, two buds of cloves, and honey, which is added to taste.
Wine is poured into prepared dishes. All components are added to it: lemon, cinnamon, cloves and honey. Then the dishes are put on a slow fire and heated until small bubbles appear on the surface. In no case should you boil this drink. Then the fire turns off, and the white wine mulled wine should be infused for 15 minutes. Then you just need to strain it and you can drink it. They only drink it hot!
And here is another recipe by which you can cook mulled wine. White wine is also taken for him semi-dry in the amount of 500 ml. Still for this drink you need such components: zest from one orange, juice from two oranges, 4 tbsp. l of light brown sugar, 0.5 tsp of coriander, 5 cloves, 5 boxes of cardamom. Peel is removed from one orange, and juice is squeezed from both. This juice is poured into a bucket. Sugar, spices and zest are added to it. Then this mixture is put on a small fire, and cooked until all the sugar has dissolved, and two thirds of the juice will remain. After that, the wine is poured in and all this is boiled over low heat. The drink should not boil. Mulled wine is bottled in glasses made of heat-resistant glass or in ceramic mugs.
Everyone knows that raspberries are an excellent remedy for colds. And mulled wine from white wine and these berries will protect against acute respiratory infections with even greater force. To make this “hot wine” you will need half a liter of dry white, freshly frozen raspberries weighing 200 grams, sugar - two tablespoons and one vanilla bean or a bag of vanilla sugar. And the cooking procedure is this: the wine is poured into a saucepan, raspberries and sugar are added. The vanilla pod is cut and the middle is scraped into wine. The pod itself is also cut into pieces and sent after. The whole mixture is heated on low heat almost to the boiling point. The finished drink is bottled and drunk immediately after preparation. There are many more such recipes. Indeed, no wonder mulled wine has become a favorite drink in many countries.