{"id":1735,"slug":"italian-mulled-wine","title":"Italian Mulled Wine","description":"This is a recipe for a spiced wine.","ingredients_raw":["1 star anise","1 bay leaf","1 pinch rosemary","1 pinch peppercorn","1 pinch thyme","1 pinch red pepper","1 pinch fennel seeds","1 pinch cloves","1 pinch nutmeg","1 bottle Italian red wine","1 orange","1 lemon","1 tablespoon honey","1 teaspoon vanilla","1 stick cinnamon","4 figs (optional)","100 ml limoncello (optional)","50 ml sweet vermouth (optional)","50 ml Bourbon, brandy, or Cognac (optional)"],"ingredients_norm":["star anise","bay leaf","rosemary","peppercorn","thyme","red pepper","fennel seed","clove","nutmeg","italian red wine","orange","lemon","honey","vanilla","cinnamon","fig","limoncello","sweet vermouth","bourbon brandy or cognac"],"steps":["Pour wine into stock pot and turn heat to medium-high.","Crush all “crushed ingredients” using the mortar and pestle. Set aside.","Peel and juice orange and lemon. Remove and discard the white pith from the peels, then add the peels and juice to the wine.","When the wine is simmering, immediately reduce to low heat. Add the crushed and all remaining ingredients.","Cook on low for at least 15 minutes to infuse the flavors. Make sure to keep on low so the wine stays warm and continues to infuse, but doesn’t bubble / heat off the alcohol."],"categories":["Wine recipes","Recipes using wine","Recipes using alcohol","Italian recipes","Recipes for alcoholic beverages","Recipes using star anise","Recipes using bay leaf","Recipes using rosemary","Recipes using pepper","Recipes using thyme","Recipes using chile flake","Recipes using fennel seed","Recipes using clove","Recipes using nutmeg","Recipes using orange","Recipes using lemon","Recipes using honey","Recipes using vanilla","Recipes using cinnamon stick","Recipes using fig","Recipes using brandy","Recipes using cognac"],"prep_time_minutes":5,"cook_time_minutes":15,"total_time_minutes":20,"servings":"4","yield_text":null,"difficulty":"very easy","source_name":"wikibooks","source_url":"https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook:Italian_Mulled_Wine","source_ref":"4514570","authors_url":"https://en.wikibooks.org/w/index.php?title=Cookbook:Italian_Mulled_Wine&action=history","license":"CC BY-SA 4.0","license_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/","extraction_confidence":null,"content_hash":"632e8ca2a997ec96367aa2b2f9159d3631dda14b0726776fcedad04182bb64a2","created_at":"2026-08-02T14:43:05Z","updated_at":"2026-08-02T14:43:05Z","notice":null,"url":"https://recipecontextprotocol.com/recipes/italian-mulled-wine"}