.5x medium orange

.75cup water

.25 cup turbinado or granulated sugar

20x cloves

2x cinnamon sticks

2x star anise

750mL dry red wine

zest orange in wide strips. set aside. Juice orange. set aside.

boil sugar into water until dissolved. Reduce heat, add cloves, cinnamon, star anise, orange zest, and orange juice. Simmer until a fragrant syrup forms, about 1 minute.

reduce heat further and add wine. Barely simmer for at least 20 minutes, at most a few hours. Don’t let it reach a full simmer.