Prepration:
Feel free to substitute homemade french fries for the frozen french fries!
Suggested Wine Pairing: Phantom Red Blend
Prep time: 5 minutes
Cook time: 10 minutes
Ready in: 15 minutes
Serves: 5
Ingredients:
- 1 bottle Phantom Wines Proprietary Red
- 1 cup blackberries, rinsed
- ½ cup dark brown sugar
- ½ cup unsweetened tart cherry juice
- ½ cup pomegranate juice
- 4 blood orange wheels
- 16 whole cloves
- 1 star anise
- 1 rosemary sprig
- Garnish: 1 rosemary sprig per glass
Description:
We only see one side of the moon from Earth, the other forever cloaked in the shadow of the unknown. Embrace the haunting mystery of the moon with this seasonal berry and blood orange Moonshadow Mulled Wine. Tart cherry juice, seductive pomegranate and blackberry are wrapped in the berry, black pepper notes of Phantom Wines Proprietary Red. Eerie blood orange (reminiscent of the blood moon), warming clove, anise and clearing rosemary give this deep, sensual mulled wine an elevated, ritual touch. Whether the moon is cloaked in shadow under an eclipse or during the dark moon, Moonshadow Mulled Wine is a celebration of her dark mysteries. Can be served either warm or cold over ice.
Cooking Instructions:
1. In the bottom of a medium pot, muddle blackberries so that their flavor better integrates into the mulled wine.
2. Pour in Phantom Wines Proprietary Red and add brown sugar, cherry and pomegranate juice. Stir.
3. Cut four blood orange wheels. Into each slice, place 4 whole cloves evenly arranged to symbolize the 4 quarters of the moon’s cycle.
4. Add cloved blood orange slices to the mulled wine, along with star anise for guidance and rosemary for clarity.
5. Heat pot atop stove until it boils, then reduce to a low simmer for 10 minutes.
6. Strain into heat-safe glassware, or allow to cool and serve as a delicious sangria.
7. Garnish each cup with a rosemary sprig for clarity under the dark of the moon.
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