Wednesday, December 06, 2006

Wine: Vin Chaud


Vin Chaud is French for hot wine, which is essentially mulled spiced wine. It is the Swiss winter beverage of choice.

Vin Chaud includes:
2 cups water
1/2 cup sugar
4 cinnamon sticks or a few sprinkles of ground cinnamon
6 whole cloves
1 fresh whole nutmeg
2 oranges or clementines, thinly sliced
1 bottle red wine

Simply combine 2 cups of water with the sugar and spices in a saucepan and bring to a boil. Boil for 5 minutes. Add the orange slices, remove pan from the heat and let sit for 15 minutes. Stir in the wine. Reheat gently over low heat, never allowing to boil. Serve hot.

Bon santé.
This is a pictures of vin chaud made in a caldron at a Christams market.

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