# Who drinks hot or warm wine? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [January 17, 2003, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-drinks-hot-or-warm-wine/149105 "2003-01-17T00:14:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Shade](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2bfe46/32.png) [@Shade](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shade)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2003, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-drinks-hot-or-warm-wine/149105/21 "2003-01-17T16:49:50Z")
We always had it on bonfire night, since that involves the most standing around outside in cold weather. ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2003, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-drinks-hot-or-warm-wine/149105/22 "2003-01-17T16:54:36Z")
I guess the vodka in the glögg was peculiar to the Swedish guy who made it for us… made for an interesting evening though. ---
**Author:** ![Coilean](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f6c823/32.png) [@Coilean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coilean)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2003, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-drinks-hot-or-warm-wine/149105/23 "2003-01-17T17:40:05Z")
Last time I had glögg, though there wasn’t any vodka involved, it came with a couple of biscuits for dunking. God bless the Swedes for finding a way to get alcohol into a cookie! ---
**Author:** ![Skelji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b38774/32.png) [@Skelji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skelji)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2003, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-drinks-hot-or-warm-wine/149105/24 "2003-01-17T17:47:48Z")
The closest I get to hot wine is Chicken Marsala. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Floater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/dc4da7/32.png) [@Floater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Floater)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2003, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-drinks-hot-or-warm-wine/149105/25 "2003-01-17T17:55:41Z")
I remember when a friend of mine was sent out by her boss to buy ingredients for the office batch of glögg. She said she felt a little embarrassed in the off licens when she ordered one bottle of cheap vodka and ten bottles of very cheap wine. ---
**Author:** ![Lissla\_Lissar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8491ac/32.png) [@Lissla\_Lissar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lissla_Lissar)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2003, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-drinks-hot-or-warm-wine/149105/26 "2003-01-17T21:54:18Z")
Yum. I must get my mead from my parent’s house and mull some. Mead and hot spiced cider is very good, too. And a hot cranberry/red wine combo would be lovely. ---
**Author:** ![burundi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3ec8ea/32.png) [@burundi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burundi)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2003, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-drinks-hot-or-warm-wine/149105/27 "2003-01-17T22:20:14Z")
Mmmmm, _gluhwein_. I have a couple of friends who make it and it’s lovely. I don’t remember the exact details, but it involves burgundy, sugar, lemon/orange, cinnamon, and cloves. The only trouble is that it’s entirely too easy to drink four glasses of the stuff and then you realize that you can’t stand up. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![yBeayf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/e274bd/32.png) [@yBeayf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yBeayf)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2003, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-drinks-hot-or-warm-wine/149105/28 "2003-01-17T22:25:11Z")
The communion wine in the Orthodox churches is warm, having had a small amount of boiling water added to it before it is consumed. Furthermore, in the Russian practice, after receiving communion one takes three swallows of hot (non-sanctified) wine. ---
**Author:** ![BoBettie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4af34b/32.png) [@BoBettie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BoBettie)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2003, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-drinks-hot-or-warm-wine/149105/29 "2003-01-18T21:45:46Z")
Hot mulled wine from a street vendor?? Where were you again? Heaven? Mmmmmm it’s SO good. ---
**Author:** ![Quasimodem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e274bd/32.png) [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2003, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-drinks-hot-or-warm-wine/149105/30 "2003-01-20T01:35:30Z")
**Glühwein** for me during the holidays (especially if I’m in Germany). To make your own, may I suggest [GermanDeli.com](http://GermanDeli.com) for the mix, or if you’re a purist, there are several recipes on the net. Prosit Neu Jahr! Quasi ---
**Author:** ![amanset](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8dc957/32.png) [@amanset](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amanset)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2003, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-drinks-hot-or-warm-wine/149105/31 "2003-01-20T13:24:48Z")
Regarding Glögg, I don’t find it too different to the “Mulled Wine” we drink back home, but I do like the practice of serving it with almonds and raisins. Definitely recommended. ---
**Author:** ![Zazie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Zazie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zazie)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2003, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-drinks-hot-or-warm-wine/149105/32 "2003-01-20T18:36:44Z")
Hot wine… ummmm, a must-have in ski stations in France. It is delicious. Actually, the only part of skiiing I like. ---
**Author:** ![jessicala](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/eb9ed0/32.png) [@jessicala](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jessicala)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2003, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-drinks-hot-or-warm-wine/149105/33 "2003-01-21T00:05:29Z")
If you’ve got a Williams-Sonoma store in your area, they sell a mix for mulled wine or cider, and also an oversized tea ball to put the mix in. Good stuff. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-drinks-hot-or-warm-wine/149105.md?page=1)