![]() ![]() As we have the Germans to thank for creating this heartwarming and festive tradition, we will share a Glühwein (“shiny wine”) recipe and a non-alcoholic alternative, which was served to children at the markets in Germany. ![]() Serve & enjoy Once the mulled wine is nice and hot ladle it into mugs and garnish with and orange slice, cinnamon stick and star anise pod for a pretty look. If the mixture starts to boil be sure to turn down the heat. It simply called for dry red wine, cinnamon, orange slices, and brown sugar all boiled together. Place your pot over medium heat and let the mixture heat up for 10 minutes. When you are picking a wine for this mulled wine recipe, choose something that is dry and not sweet. Make sure to have lemon slices, cinnamon sticks and fresh nutmeg for serving. Prep Time 10 mins Cook Time 28 mins Total Time 45 mins Servings 2 -10 Ingredients 2 Bottles of Red Wine 750 ml each 1 cups Granulated Sugar. The “original” recipe from the 12th century was written down by Arnaud de Villeneuve, a French doctor. Simply gather together an orange, whole cloves, white wine, sugar, orange juice, lemon, cinnamon sticks, whole allspice and cardamom pods. Each vendor in the market had their own recipe, and it became a competition of who had the tastiest recipe and the prettiest, most festive glassware, which made it wildly popular among the market goers! Sellers started serving this hot beverage to warm people up in the frigid weather. Feuerzangenbowle is a hot alcoholic drink found on any typical German Christmas Market. ![]() The tradition of drinking mulled wine during the Holiday season only appeared in the 1890’s thanks to the German Weihnachtsmarkt (Christmas market). Mulled wine goes way back to the Roman Empire in the year 20 AD – it was made from boiled wine, honey, pepper, laurel, saffron, and dates, and was quite bitter! It resurfaced in 12th century Europe, where it was particularly appreciated by the Nordic countries. This also means that it’s highly customizable according to each and everyone’s taste! But if you’re curious like us, you might still want to find out how it was originally made according to history and tradition, and why we drink it at Christmas time! This easy, delicious, and cozy concoction varies from one culture to another, each adding local ingredients to the original recipe. Well use a few tea bags (3ish 4ish) for 2 bottles of 3-buck Chuck cabernet from Trader Joes, plus 1/2-3/4 wine bottle full of water, 1 additional cinnamon stick, juice of 2-4 oranges, and 1 whole orange thinly sliced (skin and all). There are as many recipes for mulled wine as there are names to designate it – far too many to count. Ingredients in tea bag: Orange rind, cinnamon, cardamom ,cloves, sweet blackberry leaves. With the holiday season fast approaching it’s time to start getting in the spirit! At LUX, we love to celebrate the tradition and cultural origination behind things, so we thought we share one of our favorite holiday recipes! Mulled wine can be enjoyed during holiday parties, family celebrations, and more! We’ll even teach you how to make a non-alcoholic version too! Also known as Glühwein, vin chaud, gløgg, vino caliente… needless to say, this sweet, spicy Christmas beverage is widely popular across the whole globe! ![]()
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