Can anyone recommend a nice mulled wine

katies_mum

I usually buy mulled wine from M & S but this year they have increased the price so much, it is now £6.99 a bottle and I think it was about £3.99 last year.
I see Tesco and the other supermarkets also do their own mulled wine and was wondering if anyone can recommend any as being half decent.
Many thanks

kc101

lidl one is always very popular @ £4.99

katskorner

Tesco's is nice too. I still have six left from last year - nicely matured!

GlynD

Gluhwein is excellent. You can get it in Lidl or Aldi. It works well without adding anything because it has fruit and spices in it but you can add a little extra to it to suit your own taste.

katies_mum

Thank you all for replying, all of them cheaper than M & S (but must admit its really nice but won`t pay the price they are asking). We have tesco and Aldi both 5 minutes away.

Pentagon

I'd buy a cheap red on 3 for £10 and make my own with orange, cinnamon, cloves and star anise. Everytime I open the cupboard with the spices something falls out, so using them up is a god thing!

katies_mum

I`d dread it tasting awful! which I could guarantee it would if I made it.

Pentagon

No it would not. just go easy and add the spices slowly.

Or buy sachets?

http://www.schwartz.co.uk/productdetail.cfm?ID=5210

katies_mum

Thanks, didn`t realise you could get sachets - that makes it a lot easier. I`ll look out for them when i go shopping as I already have a good supply of red wine ready for Christmas.

GlynD

katies_mum wrote: »

I`d dread it tasting awful! which I could guarantee it would if I made it.

Buy the cheapest and most God-awful red biddy you can lay your hands on and follow any recipe for mulled wine/Gluhwein and I'll guarantee you never buy it made up again.

katies_mum

Thanks, you make it sound so easy.