Social media trends aside, this seasonally appropriate beverage is an ideal middle ground between mulled wine (which can be too boozy for some) and hot chocolate (which some find too rich). Plus, the bitter, tannic flavors in both wine and chocolate complement one together.
Start with a quality bottle of red wine-one you'd actually want to drink solo. For this libation, we gravitate toward fruit-forward bottlings with a bit of body, like New World Shiraz or Zinfandel. These offer a lifting contrast to the bitterness of the chocolate and the drink's additional brown sugar.
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