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When you start breaking out the sweaters and scarves, it's time to break out the mulled wine recipes too. Red wine infused with warming cinnamon and cloves and topped off with a bright slice of lemon makes a magnificent mug for those chilly winter evenings.

1 long cinnamon stick, broken into 1 inch pieces
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/4 cup lemon juice
2/3 cup sugar
1 bottle (750ml size) dry red wine
thin lemon slices
Combine the cinnamon stick, cloves, nutmeg, lemon juice, sugar, and wine in a crock pot. Mix well to dissolve the sugar.
Cover the crock pot and cook on high heat for 1 hour or until hot. Reduce the temperature to warm (or the lowest setting your crock pot has) and keep warm for serving.
Ladle the mulled wine into individual heat-proof mugs or cups. Float a lemon slice on top of each serving or add a cinnamon stick.
Pamela Chester, CDKitchen Staff
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You want a fruity, full-bodied wine like Zinfandel, Merlot, or Cabernet. Use a good quality wine but it doesn't have to be the most expensive.
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reviews & comments
October 16, 2021
Thanks for the recommendations on what kind of wine to use. I've made mulled wine before but clearly didn't pick the right wines as it didn't taste good. Made your recipe with zinfandel and it was amazing!