Christmas

Mulled wine, similar to the German Glühwein, the French vin chaud, the Italian vin brulè, the Slovak Verené vino, is wine, usually red wine, combined with spices and is usually served hot. In the old times wine often went bad, but by adding spices and honey it could be made drinkable again. Nowadays it is a traditional drink during winter, and especially around Christmas, to warm up. In Italy, this beverage is typically drunk in the northern, more Germanic part of the country.

In the United Kingdom, Mulled wine is generally made to a different (sweeter) recipe than the German Glühwein. Sometimes Glühwein (or Gluehwein) is offered as an alternative to Mulled wine in the United Kingdom.

Glogg (Swedish: Glögg, Norwegian: Gløgg, Danish: Gløgg, Finnish: Glögi) is the Scandinavian form of mulled wine, similar to Glühwein in German-speaking countries. Glühwein is usually prepared from (not too expensive, sometimes outright cheap) red wine, which is heated and spiced with cinnamon sticks, cloves and sugar. In Romania it is called vin fiert [1], literaly meaning hot wine, and comes in both white wines and red wines.

If orange juice is added, it becomes a form of punch.

See also

• Glogg

External links

• Webtender Recipe on Gluehwein
• The Finnish Recipe of Christmas Glogg
• Mulle Wine Recipes