How to make Gluehwein?

There are endless piles of snow everywhere, and one of the perks of warming up in winter is drinking Gluehwein. Gluehwein is a German mulled red wine, often found at the numerous christkindls markets during the snowy, cold season. It makes for a great hot spirits during the deep freeze ;-)

Gluehwein

1 bottle of red wine (a Barefoot cabernet or even the new Barefoot Sweet Red work very well)

1/2 TB mulling spices (ca. 5 cloves, 1/2 stick of cinnamon, 1-2 cardamon pods, dried orange zest)

2 TB sugar

3 TB spiced brown rum (like Captain Morgan, or I use a very famous Austria spiced rum, Strohrum)

1 orange

Pour the entire bottle of wine in a large enough pot, and heat the wine slowly. Add the mulling spices, the sugar and the rum, and stir. Discard the rind-only ends of the orange, and cut it in half, and then into quarters. Thinly slice the orange, and add to the gluehwein. Heat, but don't boil. Once it is heated, stir, and put on a low simmer to keep it hot. Serve hot in a cup with some of the orange slices! Keep warm!