Christmas Wine I Always Thought Mulled Wine Is Called Malt Wine. Well In German It Is Gluehwine.?

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1. ST says:

   October 13, 2009 at 10:19 am

   In Germany the spiced hot red wine you get at the Christmas market is called “Glühwein”, which literally means glowing wine because it’s served hot.
2. Ithilien says:

   October 13, 2009 at 10:24 am

   I always understood mulled wine to be spiced wine that has been heated up – usually by plunging a red hot iron into it.
3. norcot says:

   October 13, 2009 at 11:20 am

   OK
   and so??
   If you would check the dictionary….
   mull
   TRANSITIVE VERB:
   mulled , mull·ing , mulls
   To heat and spice (wine, for example).
   malt
   NOUN:
   1: Grain, usually barley, that has been allowed to sprout, used chiefly in brewing and distilling.
   2: An alcoholic beverage, such as beer or ale, brewed from malt.