A Unique Mulled Wine Recipe Guaranteed to Get You in the Holiday Spirit

What You Need

• 1 bottle of white wine
• such as Chardonnay or Viognier
• 2 tablespoons turbinado sugar
• ¼ cup honey
• 1 lemon
• thinly sliced
• 1 pear
• thinly sliced
• 3 allspice berries
• 2 star anise
• 1 teaspoon black peppercorns
• 3 cinnamon sticks
• 3 sprigs fresh rosemary
• 1 vanilla bean
• split
• 1 cup unsweetened apple cider
• ⅓ cup ginger liqueur (such as Canton)

Follow These Steps

1. In a medium saucepan, combine all of the ingredients except the ginger liqueur. Bring to a gentle simmer, about 5 minutes, stirring to dissolve the sugar. Turn off the heat and let the wine steep for 20 minutes.
2. Stir in the ginger liqueur. Gently reheat, about 5 minutes.
3. To serve, ladle into glasses and serve garnished with lemons, pear, and spices.