Christmas Spiced Shiraz

Serves: 4

Prep: 10 mins

Cook: 10 mins

Ingredients

1/2 cup sugar

3 dried figs, whole

1 cinnamon stick

2 star anise

strips of zest from 1 orange

1/2 cup fresh orange juice, strained

1 bay leaf

6 cloves

4 slices fresh root ginger, bruised

1/2 teaspoon grated nutmeg

fresh apple slices to garnish

1 bottle Wolf Blass Yellow Label Shiraz

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Directions

Warm the cockles of your heart with this Christmas Spiced Shiraz or serve up to Santa with a plate of Christmas cookies and some fresh meadow hay to pep up the reindeer. Ho ho ho!

Step 1

Place sugar, orange zest, figs, cloves, cinnamon, bay leaf, ginger, nutmeg and star anise into a saucepan with just enough water to cover the sugar. Boil for 5 minutes, stirring to dissolve the sugar, until the mixture resembles a thick syrup.

Step 2

Turn down the heat and add the strained orange juice, apple slices and Yellow Label Shiraz.

Step 3

Heat gently until warm and serve.

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