Fall Wine ...

When the days get shorter and the nights seem to be longer/darker/colder, we tend to switch our wine selection to red wines.  These days at the wine tasting room we are mulling wine, using one packet of mulling spices (cinnamon, orange peel, all spice, nutmeg) 12 bottles of BlackJack (Chambourcin fermented with blackberries and a blend of Petit Verdot & Merlot added) warmed to 150 degrees and enjoyed by the glass.  Nothing better than warming up from the inside out :-)

Mulled Wine Recipe ...

I have posted this a couple times, but it never gets old and especially now that we are serving it in tasting room.

Warming you from the inside out...Enjoy!

 

Warm Spiced Wine Ingredients:

2 cups water

2-3 cinnamon sticks

8-10 whole allspice

8-10 whole cloves

1/2 cup sugar

zest of 1/2 an orange, plus orange slices for garnish

1 bottle of Corcoran Cabernet Franc or USB
 

Directions: Combine water, spices, sugar & orange zest in a 2 quart saucepan. Stir & cook over medium heat until sugar is dissolved. Simmer over low heat for one hour. Strain out spices & return to pan while adding one bottle of Corcoran red wine, I prefer the Cabernet Franc or USB.
 

Cheers!