Vin Chaud

Name: Vin Chaud
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 750 ml bottle of fruity red wine; 1 Orange, sliced into rounds; 2 strips of lemon zest; 1 Cinnamon stick; 2 Star anise; 4 whole cloves; 60 g sugar (or 3 tbsp honey), to taste; 3 tbsp Brandy or cognac (optional)

The Alpine ski-hut and Christmas-market warmer: red wine gently heated with orange, cinnamon, star anise and cloves.

French · Drinks · prep 5 min · cook 15 min · serves 6 · Vegetarian, Gluten-free, Dairy-free, Nut-free, Pescatarian

Contains alcohol. For adults of legal drinking age; please drink responsibly.

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Ingredients

750 ml bottle of fruity red wine
1 Orange, sliced into rounds
2 strips of lemon zest
1 Cinnamon stick
2 Star anise
4 whole cloves
60 g sugar (or 3 tbsp honey), to taste
3 tbsp Brandy or cognac (optional)

Method

Put everything except the brandy in a saucepan and set over low heat, stirring until the sugar dissolves.
Heat very gently for 10–15 min, until steaming and fragrant. Never let it boil, or the alcohol will cook off and the spices turn bitter.
Taste and add more sugar if you like, stir in the brandy and ladle into heatproof glasses, leaving the spices behind.

Tips

A cheap but fruity wine like a Côtes du Rhône or Grenache works perfectly.
For a non-alcoholic version, use red grape juice and leave out the sugar.

Sources

Written in our own words after cross-checking these recipes:

BBC Good Food Serious Eats

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