(Hindustantimes) - Sipping a toasty glass of mulled wine in winters is one of life’s little pleasures one should not miss out on. This Christmas, replace your chilled cocktails with this traditional holiday drink that can be prepared at home in a jiffy. There are many variations of mulled wine. Gluhwein, sipped during Christmas holidays in Germany and some parts of  France, is made with red wine, spices such as cinnamon sticks, cloves, vanilla pods, orange and sugar or honey. Traditional English mulled wine uses cloves, nutmeg, cinnamon or mace.