Hot wine

Did you know that initially the wine was not intended to amuse people. It was a medical drink that was consumed in small portions before eating.

Modern man does not even think that it is possible to drink hot wine, only true connoisseurs understand the essence of this drink.

It can not be said that people completely forgot about such a delicacy as mulled wine or heated wine, but some refer to it with a certain amount of skepticism. In fact, hot wine for cold is one of the best medicines, which, for everything else, brings a lot of pleasure. Let's see how this works.

Usually, a cold starts after a person has been in the cold or draft for a long time. The organism is supercooled, and from the inside. Hot wine with spices promotes warming of all organs, adds vitality and energy.

To begin with, you need to know a few secrets for the proper preparation of this miraculous drink. For example, the fact that mulled wine does not need to be boiled. The fact is that during this process, not only the destruction of all useful substances occurs, but also their decay to poisonous ones. Such a drink will not only not help you and your body, but it can also do harm.

The big misconception is that it can be prepared only from expensive varieties of wine. Nothing like this! Certainly, true connoisseurs try to make an impression, preparing mulled wine from expensive wines, but this is a waste of a valuable product.

The thing is that hot wine is useful for a "bouquet" of spices and temperature, and not for the duration of the wine itself. Drink will be beneficial, even if it is made from inexpensive wine without aging time. During heating, such excellent properties as astringency, odor, and aftertaste are lost, and then also interrupted by the aroma of spices and fruits. As a result, only useful properties of grapes are left, supplemented with fruit flavor and vitamins.

How to prepare a hot wine?

On this score, there is no clear opinion and a single recipe. Many nations of the world prepare this drink in their own way. However, the principle remains the same.

It is necessary to take 750 ml of red wine (to your taste). For mulled wine does not matter the strength, the amount of sugar and other parameters of the wine. Just keep in mind that after heating, sweet wine can become cloying, so it's better to take drinks with an average sugar content.

Take an enamel or glass container and pour 250 ml of plain water into it, put it on the fire. Add slices of green apple with peel and slices of orange or mandarin, cut into 3 pieces each. Next, place in a similar container a teaspoon of ginger or a couple of slices of its fresh root, a spoonful of cinnamon and several dried clove flowers (3-5). Bring the mixture to a boil, and then turn down the fire and pour 750 ml of wine along the walls of the vessel and add 3 tablespoons of natural honey. Thoroughly stir everything, but do not boil! Turn off the heat and let it brew for 10-15 minutes, then strain and pour into a container. Mulled wine is ready.

Hot wine with a cold should be drunk, wrapped in a warm blanket or blanket. After the last drops of the drink get into the body, you will feel a slight weakness and relaxation, you will want to sleep. Do not interfere with this desire, because after you wake up, feel the surge of vitality and energy.

I must say that, despite all the charms of this "drug", it has one significant drawback - it's an alcoholic drink, which, unfortunately, can not be used by all people. But this disadvantage is easy to get around. You can cook mulled wine on natural grape juice. The recipe will be the same, but instead of wine - juice. Believe me, this drink will not lose its useful properties!