Hot-Spiced Wine A La Bermtopia

• 1 cup Sugar
• 1 cup Water
• 1 whole Orange, Zested In Strips
• 1-1/4 cup Fresh Orange Juice
• 1 whole Lemon, Sliced In Rounds About 1/4 Inch Thick
• 3 whole Cinnamon Sticks, Broken In Half
• 18 whole Cloves
• 15 whole Allspice
• 1 bottle Full-boded Red Wine (750 Ml - Cabernet Or Zinfandel Work Well And CHEAP Is Ok!)

1. Combine sugar, water and orange zest in a small kettle and heat over medium heat till sugar is completely dissolved and you have a simple syrup. Then, add orange juice, lemon and spices, cover and simmer for 30 minutes.
2. Strain liquid into a bowl through a colander and reserve the spice mixture! Refrigerate the spice mixture. Pull it out and simmer over low heat in a small saucepan filled with water whenever you want your house to have that wonderful spicy-citrusy smell of the holidays. Replace water as needed. You should get about 4-5 turns from the mix. Refrigerate after each use.
3. Back to the hot-spiced wine. . .
4. Add wine to syrup-juice mix, cover and simmer another 30 minutes.
5. Serve heated. Mix also keeps well in the refrigerator for a couple of weeks.
6. P.S. Sorry about the fake holly!

sugar, water, orange, orange juice, lemon, cinnamon, allspice, red wine

Taken from tastykitchen.com/recipes/drinks/hot-spiced-wine-a-la-bermtopia/ (may not work)