Wine Recycling

"Sour rotten juice." That is how my roomie Kendal describes wine. Seriously, don't offer him any wine because a goldfish would appreciate it more.

Russino brought a bottle of red wine about a month ago. I and Kendal are not big of drinkers so it was about to go bad. I decided to prolong its life by making Vin Chaud with it. Vin Chaud is usually served warm and used as a cold medicine back in old days in France. I wasn't sure about drinking "a glass of warm wine."

The first sip was quite a surprise. It tasted little dull after blowing all the magic (alcohol) away but such taste indeed emphasized the fruity flavor and rich scent of the cinnamon. I am still not sure whether a glass of Vin Chaud can cure your cold but now I know some French recipes actually work (j/k).

Vin Chaud
adapted from Sweet Room

• 1/2 or 2/3 bottle wine
• 1 orange (I used two)
• 1 lemon
• 1 Tbsp. clove (omitted)
• 1 Tbsp. honey (I used sugar instead)
  
• 2 tsp. cinnamon powder
• Slice a lemon and oranges

1. Slice the citrus
2. Push clove pieces into the peels of sliced citrus
3. Pour the wine into a pot and add the prepared citrus, honey and sprinkle the cinnamon power.
4. Boil the wine for 20 minutes on the lowest hit. Make sure to simmer, i.e. you shouldn't see any bubbles.
5. Filter out the citrus and the herb remainders.