Ginger Cranberry Mulled Wine

Wrap yourself in the coziest hug of the holiday season with this Ginger-Cranberry Mulled Wine. Tart cranberry juice meets spicy fresh ginger, warm cinnamon, star anise, and a generous pour of red wine, then simmers into the most fragrant, ruby-red potion you’ll sip all winter.

Course Beverage, Cocktail

Cuisine American, German

Keyword ginger cranberry mulled wine, holiday mulled spiced wine, pear mulled wine

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 30

Total Time 40

Servings

Calories 180kcal

Author Evelyn Osborn

Equipment

Saucepan
Thick Wall Glass Mugs

Ingredients

Allspice Berries
Star Anise
Whole Cloves
Cinnamon Sticks long and short
7 Slices Fresh Ginger
Pear Slices
1 cup Fresh or Frozen Cranberries
½ cup Sugar
1 750 ml Bottle Red Wine 750 ml
½ cup Brandy
Long Cinnamon Sticks for stirrers

Instructions

Gather your mulling spice squad: 8 allspice berries, 4 whole cloves, 2 star anise, 2 cinnamon sticks.
Drop a handful of thin pear slices into a large saucepan, then add the bundle of mulling spices (allspice berries, cloves, star anise, and cinnamon sticks). The pears will quietly perfume everything with subtle sweetness while the spices work their cozy magic.
Toss in 6 thin slices of fresh ginger (no need to peel) and a generous handful of fresh cranberries. The ginger brings that gentle, warming kick while the cranberries pop with tart, jewel-bright flavor—your mulled wine is already starting to smell like pure holiday joy!
Pour one bottle red wine into the saucepan, then stir in ⅓–½ cup sugar (start low, taste later). Bring it to the gentlest simmer over medium-low heat—barely bubbling is perfect. Let it simmer for 30 minutes so all those gorgeous flavors can mingle.
Turn off the heat, fish out the cinnamon sticks, star anise, cloves, and allspice berries with a slotted spoon (leave the ginger and cranberries for extra prettiness). Finally, swirl in ¼–⅓ cup brandy. Taste, adjust sweetness if needed, and get ready to pour the coziest drink of the season.
Ladle the steaming mulled wine into heavy glass mugs (those chunky Irish-coffee ones are perfect—they keep every sip hot). Pop a long cinnamon stick in each as a fragrant stirrer, maybe float a couple extra cranberries for that ruby-red glow, and hand one to someone you love.

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