Ingredients:

• 3 bottles   Red Wine (2-3 liters total)
•            2   Cinnamon Sticks
•         1-2   Orange(s), sliced
•         1-2   Lemon(s), sliced
•            5   Whole Cloves
•            4   Allspice, whole
•            2   Cardamon, whole – optional
•                 Cane sugar and/or Honey to taste
•                 Cognac or Brandy to taste – optional

Directions:

Combine all the ingredients into a large enough pot and heat.
The Sugar/Honey amount depends on the sweetness/dryness of the wine you are using and to your taste of how sweet you like the final result. In Germany the end result is usually on the sweet side.

When heated let it draw over low heat for at least 15 minutes before serving.

Do not boil!!!

Adding Cognac/Brandy depends on the Alcohol content you desire.

Serve hot in heatproof glasses or porcelain cups.

Enjoy with friends and have a lovely Winter!

I see recipes calling for up scale wines for this, with the added sugar you do not have to be that fussy. Using ALDI or Trader Joe’s red wine assortment will give you just as many positive opinions, even from my wine connoisseur friends.