Try this delicious Cherry Glühwein cocktail with a red wine. Find the perfect wine here.

Servings

4-6

Ingredients

  • 1 Bottle of red wine
  • 1 Cup(s) Cherry juice
  • 3/4 Cup(s) Water
  • 1/4 Cup(s) Sugar or to taste
  • 1 Orange, sliced thinly
  • 1 Cup(s) Cherries, cut in half and deseeded
  • 10 Cloves
  • 2 Cinnamon sticks
  • 2 Star anise
  • 1 Vanilla pod, split

Directions

1. Combine water and sugar in a pot on high hear and stir well.

2. Reduce the heat to a simmer and the add cloves, cinnamon star anise, vanilla pod, orange slices, cherries and cherry juice. Simmer for a few minutes.

4. Reduce the heat further, add the wine and let it barely simmer for 30 minutes to 2 hours.

5. Serve in a mug.