Mulled Wine - Other Countries

Other Countries

In the Netherlands, the drink is known as Glühwein - which is, in fact, a German word. During the Sinterklaas holidays, a variation of Glühwein is drunk, called "bishop's wine." It uses oranges instead of lemons as an ingredient.

In France, vin chaud ("hot wine") typically consists of cheap red wine mixed with sugar, cinnamon, and lemon. It must not be too sweet.

In Bulgaria, it is called greyano vino (Bulgarian: греяно вино) ("heated wine"), and consists of red wine, honey and peppercorn. Sometimes apples and/or citrus fruits, such as lemon or oranges, can be added.

In Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, Slovenia and Serbia, kuhano vino/kuvano vino/кувано вино ("cooked wine"), is made from red wine and various combinations of nutmeg, cloves, cinnamon, sugar and orange zest, often served with slices of orange or lemon.

In the south and southeast of Brazil, where a large amount of European descendants live, it is called quentão or vinho quente ("hot wine"). It is typically made with red wine, cachaça, cinnamon sticks and cloves. It is served as part of the Festa Junina, celebrated during winter in the month of June.

In the Czech Republic, particularly the mountains such as the Giant Mountains, the popular mulled wine is called svařené víno ("boiled wine").

In Hungary, forralt bor ("boiled wine") is typically made from a cheap version of the country's popular Egri Bikavér and spiced with cinnamon and cloves.

In Italy, mulled wine is typical in the northern part of the country and is called vin brulé ("burnt wine").

In Latvia, it is called karstvīns ("hot wine"). When out of wine, it is prepared using grape (or currant) juice and Riga Black Balsam.

In Moldova, the izvar is made from red wine with black pepper and honey.

In Poland, grzane wino ("heated wine") is very similar to the Czech variant, especially in the southern regions. There is also a similar method for preparing mulled beer or "grzane piwo" which is popular with Belgian beers because of the sweet flavor of that particular type of beer, which uses the same spices as mulled wine and is heated.

In Romania, it is called vin fiert ("boiled wine"), and can be made using red or white wine, adding sugar, cinnamon, apple and orange. Everything is boiled and served hot.

In Russia, Глинтвейн ("Glintwein") is a popular drink during winters and has same recipe as the German Glühwein.

In Turkey, it is called Sıcak Şarap ("hot wine") and can be made using red wine, adding sugar and fruits such as lemon and orange.

In Quebec Canada, Red wine is mixed with hard alcohol and heated. The drink is called Caribou and is very popular during the winter carnival