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What is "mulled wine"

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
mulled wine
noun
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
▪ mulled wine with lots of cloves and cinnamon
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ An old battle-axe of a nun wrapped them both in heavy blankets, forcing cups of mulled wine down their throats.
▪ Flavour your mulled wine with freshly grated spice.
▪ He opened his eyes, blinked, and saw the bowl of mulled wine.
▪ Strain the mulled wine, add lemon slices and serve hot.
Wiktionary
mulled wine

n. Red wine with spices (e.g. cinnamon sticks, cloves and ginger) served hot.

WordNet
mulled wine

n. wine heated with sugar and spices and often citrus fruit

Wikipedia
Mulled wine

Mulled wine is a beverage of European origins usually made with red wine along with various mulling spices and sometimes raisins. It is served hot or warm and may be alcoholic or non-alcoholic. It is a traditional drink during winter, especially around Christmas and Halloween.

Usage examples of "mulled wine".

A couple of lorries have already gone out and come back, so they can't be going very far.

The fire here was only in case she happened to want mulled wine in the night, or a heated egg-milk.

When she had been given mulled wine and a comfortable seat in the prince's tent, she said what she had come to say.

We should retire to the castle with a cup of mulled wine before the hearth.

My face felt as hot as my mulled wine and was probably a similar shade.

Let's go somewhere warmer and find you some mulled wine and something to eat.

If you don't mind, I'll just see if Mistress al'Vere won't fix me some mulled wine to take the chill off.

He splashed more of the mulled wine into his mug and gazed thoughtfully into the distance for a brief moment before facing them again.

As the darker-haired Arilan also sat, leaning forward lazily to poke at the fire with a piece of kindling, Cardiel glanced at Duncan, who was setting new cups on the hearth by the pot of mulled wine.

It steals up on you quieter than Will, and at first you shiver and your teeth chatter and you stamp your feet and dream of mulled wine and nice hot fires.