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DCanter's Mulled Wine

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Folger Consort is thrilled to be welcoming back audiences for in-person performances this December. Our 2021 holiday concert, A Medieval Christmas, began performances on December 10 and continues through December 18. A special filmed version of this concert will be available for on-demand viewing from the comfort of your home beginning December 17.

To celebrate this cherished Yuletide tradition, we’re bringing you a mulled wine recipe from our friends at DCanter. Join them 1pm-4pm, December 18 and 19, to try it yourself!

DCanter’s Mulled Wine
Adapted from NY Cooking

Photo by George Dolgikh @ Giftpundits.com from Pexels

INGREDIENTS: 

  • 4 ¼ cups (1L) Fruity, Dry Red Wine
  • 2 Large Oranges, one sliced, one peeled into strips and juiced
  • 1 ¼ cup (10 oz) Brandy
  • ½ cup Dark Brown Sugar
  • 2 Cinnamon Sticks
  • 6 Cloves
  • 3 Cardamom Pods

STEPS: 

  1. In a large saucepan, combine all ingredients (except the orange slices) over medium heat until sugar dissolves. Increase heat to high and bring to a boil, then immediately reduce to a simmer for about 30 minutes.
  2. Strain and serve with orange slice garnish.

Not feeling up to preparing something from scratch? Our neighbors at Hill’s Kitchen have mulling spices for a useful assist. Either way, you’ll a good red wine to start with—DCanter recommends this Sabeo Garnacha 2019.

From: Catalonia, Spain

Description: Harmonious and playful on the palate, this juicy and quaffable wine shows off red berries of all sorts with a touch of spicy heat.

Pairs with: A perfect match for pizza or Mediterranean fare, it’s also a fun wine to drink on its own.

 

 

DCanter logoDCanter: A Wine Boutique is a wine retailer located on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, specializing in sustainable, organic, and biodynamic wines from small producers around the world as well as fun, yet informative, wine education. Their selections are available in-store, online, or through a personalized wine shopping service known as Concierge by DCanter. Visit them at www.dcanterwines.com to learn more.

Thanks to DCanter for sharing this festive recipe with us! We hope you will join them for their mulled wine weekend December 18 and 19. Tickets to Folger Consort’s remaining performances of A Medieval Christmas can be purchased online or by calling the box office at 202.544.7077. Access to the virtual concert can be purchased now ahead of the December 17 release.

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I am glad to see this important information. Thank you very much to share with us.

Stefan Robert — March 5, 2022