mulled wine - the best recipe for winter cheer - Cook with Gem

Ingredients

• 2 satsumas – (soak in hot water for 5 minutes to remove wax)
• 1 lemon – (soak in hot water for 5 minutes to remove wax)
• around 50g (¼ cup) sugar or maple syrup – add more if you prefer it sweeter
• 6 whole cloves
• 1 stick cinnamon
• 3 bay leaves
• ½ a teaspoon ground nutmeg, grating it from the whole nutmeg is the best
• 2 whole star anise
• 2 bottles Chianti or other full-bodied red wine