Easy Rose Mulled Wine Recipe (2024)

FAQs

What are the ingredients in rosé wine? ›

Rosé can be made from any red grape, however certain varietals lend themselves more readily to this category like Grenache, Mourvèdre and Pinot Noir. Generally speaking, lighter skinned red grapes with fruity characteristics are great candidates for Rosé.

The best wine for mulled wine is dry and full-bodied, like Cabernet Sauvignon, Grenache, Zinfandel, or Syrah. These will stand up to the other flavors and ensure the spiced wine won't be too sweet. Use Whole Spices. I don't recommend ground spices, as they will float on top of the wine and not incorporate properly.

Heat until the wine almost reaches a simmer over medium-high heat. (Avoid letting it bubble in any way. Alcohol begins to vaporize at 172°F, so take care to ensure that the wine does not evaporate.) Reduce heat to low, cover completely, and let the wine simmer for at least 15 minutes or up to 3 hours.

A good rosé wine should have fruity notes and the pseudo-caloric sensation must be balanced by good acidity. You should be able to appreciate a slightly bitter note on the finish that helps refresh the palate.

Though rosés range in taste, many contain bright fruit flavors like melon, or deeper jam tastes like berries. Let a little fruit soak in your rosé to bring out that natural sweetness that's perfect on a summer day. Make a rosé slushy by adding a little ice to your glass.

Just like with the best wines for sangria, the wines you choose for mulled wine don't need to be fancy (you'll be adding other ingredients to it anyway so there's no need to break the bank on an expensive bottle).

Use cheap wine. Don't break out a special bottle for this. Cooking the wine will change it: Some of the alcohol blows off (hence the need for added brandy), the wine may taste more acidic (hence the need for added sugar) and any of its delicate, nuanced aromas will become largely undetectable.

Most mulled wine is served in a mug. Ceramic or porcelain mugs will help to protect your hands from the heat of the spiced wine, and the mug handle will make it much easier to drink. Glass mugs are another good option for serving mulled wine. ​However, there are special mulled wine glasses.

How long should you heat mulled wine? ›

Method. Put the red wine, cinnamon, star anise, cloves, lemon zest and sugar in a large pan. Cook on a low heat for 10 mins. Remove from the heat and cool, leaving to infuse for about 30 mins.

You need to infuse the wine long enough with the spices to take on their flavour but DON'T ON ANY ACCOUNT LET THE MIXTURE BOIL as you'll be left with a bitter taste. Slow and low is the way to go.

Yes. Even though the spiced wine is heated, most of the alcohol remains.

Rosé wine is actually made using the same process as red wine as red grapes are used to create it. However, as the color comes from the skin, the macerating process where the skin is left to soak is shortened so that the wine can become its signature pink color.

Rosés can be produced in a variety of ways with the most common method being early pressing of red grape varieties after a very short period, usually 12–24 hours, of skin-contact (maceration).

White wine is usually made from light-skinned grapes and has a lighter, fruitier taste and lower alcohol content. Rose wine is made from a blend of both red and white grapes, giving it a unique flavour profile that falls somewhere in between.

IOC FRESH ROSÉ is particularly well suited to vinification of complex, rounded rosé wines, and particularly for varietal expression of grape varieties such as syrah and cabernet-sauvignon.