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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Lifestyle
Thomas Carr

Australians warm to mulled wine: a winter treat that smells as though you made an effort

A person in a kitchen pours mulled wine with orange slices from a pot into a glass
When it comes to making mulled wine, whole spices are better than ground – and citrus is esssential. Photograph: Sana Grebinets/Getty Images

There’s something both medieval and mildly unhinged about heating wine. It feels a little like putting pineapple on pizza or microwaving fish at work, technically permissible but socially questionable.

It’s a tradition that’s believed to date back to the Romans, who simmered red wine long before it was on trend. These days every country has its own version – some better, some bolder and some using white wine.

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