Did you know that initially the wine was not intended to amuse people at all. It was a healing drink that was consumed in small portions before meals.
It does not occur to a modern person that you can drink hot wine, only true connoisseurs understand the essence of this drink.
This is not to say that people completely forgot about such a delicacy as mulled wine or heated wine, but some treat him with a degree of skepticism. In fact, hot wine for colds is one of the best medicines, which, with everything else, brings a lot of pleasure. Let's see how it works.
Typically, a cold begins after a person has been in a cold or draft for a long time. The body is supercooled, and from the inside. Mulled wine with spices helps warm all organs, adds vitality and energy.
To begin with, for the proper preparation of this miraculous drink, you need to know a few secrets. For example, the fact that mulled wine does not need to be boiled. The fact is that during this process not only the destruction of all useful substances occurs, but also their decay to poisonous. Such a drink will not only not help you and your body, but it will also be harmful.
The great misconception is that it can only be prepared from expensive varieties of wines. Nothing like this! Of course, true connoisseurs try to impress by preparing mulled wine from expensive wines, but this is a waste of a valuable product.
The thing is that hot wine is useful with a "bouquet" of spices and temperature, and not with the aging time of the wine itself. The drink will be beneficial, even if it is made from inexpensive wine with no aging time. During heating, such wonderful properties as astringency, smell, and aftertaste are lost, and then they are interrupted by the aroma of spices and fruits. As a result, only the beneficial properties of grapes remain, complemented by a fruity taste and vitamins.
How to cook hot wine?
In this regard, there is no clear opinion and no single recipe. Many peoples of the world prepare this drink in their own way. However, the principle remains the same.
You need to take 750 ml of red wine (to your taste). For mulled wine does not matter the strength, amount of sugar and other parameters of the wine. Just keep in mind that after heating, sweet wine can become cloying, so it’s best to take drinks with an average sugar content.
Take an enameled or glass container and pour 250 ml of ordinary water there, put on fire. Add slices of green apple with peel and slices of orange or mandarin, cut into 3 pieces each. Next, put in the same container a teaspoon of ginger or a couple of slices of its fresh root, a spoonful of cinnamon and a few dried clove flowers (3-5). Bring the mixture to a boil, then reduce the heat and pour 750 ml of wine on the walls of the vessel and add 3 tablespoons of natural honey. Stir everything thoroughly, but do not boil! Turn off the heat and let the drink brew for 10-15 minutes, then strain and pour into containers. Mulled wine is ready.
Mulled wine for colds must be drunk, wrapped in a warm blanket or blanket. After the last drops of the drink get into the body, you will feel a little weakness and relaxation, you will want to sleep. Do not impede this desire, because after you wake up, feel a surge of vitality and energy.
I must say that, despite all the charms of this “potion”, it has one significant drawback - it is an alcoholic drink, which, unfortunately, not all people can consume. But this drawback is not difficult to get around. You can cook mulled wine with natural grape juice. The recipe will be the same, only juice instead of wine. Believe me, such a drink will not lose its beneficial properties!