It is a conventional Austrian recipe known as Glúhwein, that dates again to the fifteenth Century.
raditionally, purple wine is gently heated with spices and served in glass mugs with a steel holder or a pewter tankard much like a beer stein.
White wine will also be used and even fruit juices like grape, apple or pear. You too can use a shot of brandy or orange liqueur like Grand Marnier.