but what is responsible for that special christmas eve taste of mulled wine natalie miller who works together with her husband reveals a family secret. this let's have nothing to hide and a recipe i still use today is a very simple recipe from a great grandmother. talking in terms of the ingredients we use just three spices cloves starting nice and cinnamon and the fruits a classic lemon and orange. the ancient romans used to spice and sweetened their wine when it was too sour in the middle ages people believed in the healing properties of the fruit drink in germany first became commercially available in large quantities in the one nine hundred fifty s. . back in. the old wine goes well with the hardy winter specialties like potato pancakes and mushrooms. there are a surprising number of mulled wine stands here. local people say wine is simply a traditional part of the heidelberg lifestyle. of the falcon and this is my first mulled wine of the year and the fragrance goes through my nose into my entire body and gives me such a feeling of home but i feel very secure well. and with that

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