Glühwein

An old friend of mine introduced me to this drink a few years ago.  It's a German spiced wine served warm. This is a great treat on a cold night.  

Ingredients:

1 bottle of your favorite red wine (if you normally like sweet wine then you can add less honey in the next step)

1/2 cup honey

Juice of one orange plus rind

2 cinnamon sticks

12 cloves

3/4 cup water

Directions:

Boil the water, honey and cinnamon sticks in a large sauce pan

Reduce to a simmer and add orange juice, rind and cloves. I cut off a slice of orange to put in as well. 

Let simmer until reduced by half

Add bottle of wine and heat until steaming but not a simmer yet. 

Remove spices and orange rind and serve warm in mugs.