Gluhwein

Getting a hankering to make your own wine? Try doctoring up someone else's first...make something tasty, with little, if any, investment.

It's called Gluhwein, and I thank my friend Kurt for introducing me to it.

It's easy to make and you probably have most of the ingredients in your kitchen now.

Take the bottle of red wine...the drier the better. Know that bottle you got as a gift, and have no intention of drinking? Now you have a use for it.

In a sauce pan, bring the following to a simmer:
1 cup of orange juice
3/4 cup of sugar
1 cinnamon stick
2 tbl orange peel (did you squeeze the orange for the juice?)
10 or so cloves.

You want it to simmer for about 20 minutes till its a syrup (coats the back of a spoon) , then strain it into a carafe, thermos, something heatproof.
Add the wine to the syrup.
Pour in your favorite mug.

Enjoy!