Mulled Wine

Ingredients

• 1 bottle (750 ml) dry red wine, such as Merlot
• 1 cup water
• 1/4 cup sugar, or to taste
• 3 whole cloves
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/8 teaspoon ground cardamom
• Pinch of ground allspice
• 2 strips fresh orange peel
• 2 strips fresh lemon peel

Directions

Combine wine, water, sugar, cloves, nutmeg, cardamom, allspice, orange and lemon peel in a large saucepan. Bring to a simmer over low heat. Simmer for 20 minutes.