1 (750-milliliter) bottle red wine
¼ cup raw sugar
1 stick cinnamon
5 whole cloves
1 tablespoon nutmeg
Juice of 1 orange
Orange zest curls for garnish
6 to 8 sticks cinnamon for garnish
Pour wine into a medium saucepan. Stir in raw sugar. Add one cinnamon stick, cloves, and nutmeg, or tie spices in a piece of cheesecloth before adding them to saucepan. Stir in orange juice. Heat until warm and frothy. Do not boil. Strain into serving cups. Garnish each serving with orange curls and one cinnamon stick. Yields 6 to 8 servings.
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