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Three Healthy Mulled Wine Recipes
Dec
Sticking to a healthy diet during Christmas is certainly a challenge. But here is the good news: we are on your side with our healthy mulled wine recipes! If you have been avoiding this heartwarming Christmas drink because of high sugar content, there is no need to do so any longer. In fact, mulled wine can be made with no added sugar whatsoever.
What’s the secret? Naturally sweet wine! It contains only naturally occurring sugars found in the grapes. Ok, that’s sugar too, but much healthier than the refined stuff. Essentially, it’s like eating fresh grapes. What’s more, naturally sweet wines are full of juicy berry flavours and absolutely delicious, both on their own and when infused with all the Christmas spices.
Here are three easy-to make, luscious and healthy mulled-wine recipes which will bring you lots of joy and zero extra pounds. Just remember the main mulled wine tip: steam it, do not boil it! Unless you want an alcohol-free version. The key is to allow the wine slowly infuse with all the flavours from the fruit and the spices.
And the best thing: throughout December, most of our naturally sweet wines are available with a 10% discount. Use voucher code SWEETCHRISTMAS and prepare to spice things up.
Classic Mulled Wine With A Twist
Try this recipe with a juicy medium sweet Georgian wine, Havlabari Cellars Alazani Red which is made of fruit picked later in the season when the sugar levels are peaking. This beautiful wine bursts with flavours of cherries, plums and raspberries. When combined with spices, it becomes totally irresistible. We suggest adding some fresh blackberries to take the berry flavours to the next level.
For an even greater complexity of flavours of your healthy mulled wine, try this recipe with these naturally sweet red wines: Havlabari Cellars Kindzmarauli, Mildiani Kindzmarauli, Mildiani Khvanchkara.
Ingredients
2 bottles of naturally sweet red wine
1 cup of blackberries
2 sliced oranges (skin on)
6 whole cloves
2 cinnamon sticks
2 star anise
2 cardamon pods
For garnish: slices of oranges / lemons, extra cinnamon sticks.
White Mulled Wine
Who said mulled wine has to be red? Try making this amazing citrusy drink full of Christmas flavours. Havlabari Cellars Alazani White – an aromatic Georgian medium sweet wine – is a perfect white for mulling. It will charm you with expressive flavours of lemons, apples and quince. Lemon zest and sliced citruses will elevate the aromas and will bring a sensation of freshness on the palate.
For a truly luxurious white mulled wine, try this recipe with naturally sweet Mildiani Tvishi.
Ingredients
2 bottles of naturally sweet white wine
2 sliced oranges (skin on)
1 sliced grapefruit (skin on)
zest of 2 lemons (peeled into strips using a vegetable peeler)
2 cinnamon sticks
8 whole cloves
2 star anise
For garnish: orange slices, cinnamon sticks, fresh nutmeg.
Pomegranate Mulled Wine
For a totally decadent Christmas drink, try mulling our outstanding Pomegranate wine made of organic Armenian pomegranates. This medium sweet wine is lush, juicy and simply gorgeous; no wonder it has become one of our bestsellers. When mulled with all the traditional Christmas spices it becomes even more flavourful and somewhat reminiscent of a freshly baked minced pie. Yummy!
Ingredients
2 bottles of pomegranate wine
2 sliced oranges (skin on)
1 cup blackberries
6 whole cloves
6 all-spice berries
4 cinnamon sticks
4 star anise
For garnish: pomegranate seeds, orange slices, cinnamon sticks
How To Make Mulled Wine
Put all the fruits and spices into a large saucepan and add just enough wine to cover the fruits.
Bring the mixture to boil and keep boiling for about 4-5 minutes. This way the fruits and spices will release their flavours and will infuse the wine. It is important not to add all the wine straight away, otherwise the alcohol will evaporate during boiling. Your goal at this stage is to obtain a beautifully aromatic base for your mulled wine.
After boiling for 4-5 min, turn the heat down to low and add the rest of the wine. Steam for 20-30 minutes without letting it bubble.
Taste for sweetness; if you prefer your mulled wine very sweet, you may want to add a couple of spoons of brown sugar or honey and steam for 5 more minutes.
Strain and poor into mugs. Garnish and enjoy!
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