Hot Mulled Wine

Ingredients

• 1.5 cups boiling water
• 0.5 cups white sugar
• 0.25 lemon
• 8 whole cloves
• 1 cinnamon stick , 3 inch
• 1 bottle full-bodied red wine , 750 milliliter
• 1 pinch ground nutmeg , Optional

Instructions

1. 1

   Gather all ingredients.

2. 2

   Stir water and sugar together in a saucepan until sugar dissolves. Add lemon, cloves, and cinnamon stick; bring mixture to a boil and cook until flavors combine, about 10 minutes.

3. 3

   Strain and return water mixture to the saucepan; discard lemon, cloves, and cinnamon stick.

4. 4

   Stir wine into water mixture; heat until hot but not boiling, 5 to 10 minutes.

5. 5

   Serve flecked with nutmeg if desired.