It's a Wine-derful Life

Only one more door to open on the advent calendar and still a lot to do. Busy socialising, wrapping, making and baking, it's time to take a break, crack open the Quality Streets and enjoy a glass of mulled wine.

I used to work with a lady who insisted on calling it muled wine. Clearly she'd drunk plenty and was confusing Mary's mode of transport or Joseph's choice of footwear!

You can make your own mulled wine - there are plenty of recipes to choose from - adding everything from oranges to cinnamon sticks, brandy to sloe gin, nutmeg to bay leaves. Alternatively you can buy a sachet of mulled wine mix to add to red wine or buy a bottle of ready made mulled wine which you can pimp yourself.

So raise a glass and a Happy Christmas, Happy Holidays, Feliz Navidad, Joyeux Noel. It is, after all, 

The most wine-derful time of the year!

PS received the best Christmas gift this week - over 20,000 reads since I began writing this blog - many thanks for reading.

Mulling it over

Mulled wine is, literally, Christmas in a cup. The aroma and taste of warmed red wine, fruits and spices is a classic first brought to us by the Romans to arm themselves against the cold winters. By conquering much of Europe they spread the good cheer of mulled wine and warmed the cockles of many a heart.

So here were are on New Years Eve raising a toast to one and all. It's a time to reflect upon the year behind us and make plans and resolutions for the year ahead. For me, it has been a good year with highlights including time spent with family and friends and enjoying holidays. Vegetarian food hasn't been a particular highlight but maybe next year ...

Anyway, raising my glass of mulled wine to you all - have a happy, healthy and fun filled 2018.