What is the best way to store mulled wine? Should I refrigerate it to

[gkrbh]

minimise bacterial growth? I made the wine 2-3 weeks ago and have kept it in stoppered bottles at room temperature, before giving as gifts. I assumed room temp would be okay, seeing that red wine is not normally refrigerated, but I wondered if the handling and bottling process might have introduced contamination that could be minimised by colder storage.

[Gilligan]

Room temperature should be fine.

[Iris]

The spices and alcoholic content should be enough to keep it from going bad.

[Felicity O]

I never heard of anybody storing mulled wine. You open a bottle of red wine, pour it into a sauce pan with a lemon stuck with cloves, a cinnamon stick, add some lemonade (if you must) heat gently to simmering point. Spoon into warmed glasses and add a shot of brandy (not Cognac) to each glass. Then you drink it.