Spiced Orange Wine

Name: Spiced Orange Wine
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 8 servings
Ingredients: 2 bottles dry white wine; ½ cup sugar; ¼ cup orange liqueur; ¼ cup Pernod; 2 whole cloves; 4 leaves Turkish bay leaves; 2 whole navel oranges

A festive mulled wine featuring dry white wine infused with orange, aromatic spices, and complementary liqueurs. This elegant drink combines the warmth of cloves and bay leaves with bright citrus notes.

8 servings

5 hr 15 min

Published October 4, 2025

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Ingredients

•2 bottles dry white wine
•½ cup sugar
•¼ cup orange liqueur
•¼ cup Pernod
•2 whole cloves
•4 leaves Turkish bay leaves
•2 whole navel oranges

Cooking Instructions

1.
Bring all ingredients except oranges to a boil (reserve wine bottles and corks), stirring until sugar has dissolved.
10 min
2.
Remove zest from oranges in a continuous spiral using a vegetable peeler and cut off any white pith with a paring knife. Reserve oranges for another use and divide zest between empty wine bottles.
5 min
3.
Fill bottles with orange wine and cool, uncorked, 1 hour.
60 min
4.
Cork bottles, then chill at least 4 hours.
240 min