Spanish Tempranillo is a reasonably innocuous combination of words. Couple this combination with an excess of alcoholic intake, nearing the end of a 'try before you buy' event and Spanish Tempranillo takes on a rather heinous life of its own...
Two weeks after that evening with my impaired ability to make half-decent decisions, I had the pleasure of taking home a couple of cartons of some rather yummy wine and ... half a dozen bottles of Masia Tempranillo, 2009.
C'mon I implored the Mr... I had just tasted the NZ rose' @ 40dhs per bottle, and I figured that the tempranillo @ 18dhs {yeah that's about $4.50} per bottle would be a fitting outdoors drink for the Christmas holiday season in sunny, but slightly cooler Abu Dhabi.
We cracked the 1st bottle open, only to discover that I WAS WRONG! I WAS VERY, VERY WRONG! I was so wrong, that I began to panic @ the thought of consuming 6 bottles of the stuff. I'll admit that I even contemplated giving it as a 'host's gift' when we rocked up @ unsuspecting friend's homes for drinkies. See... I told you that the stuff took on a heinous life of its own!
By this stage it was December 16th. We had relocated to our new digs the previous day and to celebrate we enjoyed a TV dinner while viewing Oz & Hugh Drink to Christmas. Aha! I now know how we can do away with that wretched tempranillo - We'll mull it!
Over the next couple of days, I poured over my books and watched many Christmas-themed cooking shows until I settled on a recipe to attempt my first Mulled Wine. YUCKO!
Never mind... With a bit of tweaking and much debate, the Mr and I settled on the following recipe:
Melissa's Mulled Wine 2011
YOU WILL NEED
Two weeks after that evening with my impaired ability to make half-decent decisions, I had the pleasure of taking home a couple of cartons of some rather yummy wine and ... half a dozen bottles of Masia Tempranillo, 2009.
C'mon I implored the Mr... I had just tasted the NZ rose' @ 40dhs per bottle, and I figured that the tempranillo @ 18dhs {yeah that's about $4.50} per bottle would be a fitting outdoors drink for the Christmas holiday season in sunny, but slightly cooler Abu Dhabi.We cracked the 1st bottle open, only to discover that I WAS WRONG! I WAS VERY, VERY WRONG! I was so wrong, that I began to panic @ the thought of consuming 6 bottles of the stuff. I'll admit that I even contemplated giving it as a 'host's gift' when we rocked up @ unsuspecting friend's homes for drinkies. See... I told you that the stuff took on a heinous life of its own!
By this stage it was December 16th. We had relocated to our new digs the previous day and to celebrate we enjoyed a TV dinner while viewing Oz & Hugh Drink to Christmas. Aha! I now know how we can do away with that wretched tempranillo - We'll mull it!
Over the next couple of days, I poured over my books and watched many Christmas-themed cooking shows until I settled on a recipe to attempt my first Mulled Wine. YUCKO!
Never mind... With a bit of tweaking and much debate, the Mr and I settled on the following recipe:
Melissa's Mulled Wine 2011
YOU WILL NEED
1 bottle of red wine Ï large cinnamon stick Ï bay leaf Ï thick slice of orange Ï a pinch of freshly ground nutmeg Ï 4 cloves Ï 10 teaspoons raw sugar
Ï Steep the ingredients together for @ least 45 minutes. Then bring the concoction to a slow boil. Take off the heat after the 1st bubble appears.
Christmas 2012's mulled wine is sure to be bigger, better & tastier, I'm sure! Perhaps a splash of brandy and... A tastier bottle of wine!
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