![]() They'll then be sent out to another player's world, but rather than becoming Vagrants right then and there they'll have to be sent out a few more times before eventually transforming. If you want to intentionally create Vagrants, you'll have to reload the area after dropping an item or losing a bloodstain, and then basically hope for the best. For either type, the Vagrant will be a much more powerful black phantom Vagrant if the dropped item is of high value or the lost bloodstain had 10 or more Humanity. There are two different types of Vagrant, one for lost items and one for lost Humanity. If you drop certain items or lose a bloodstain with large amounts of Humanity, those items and Humanity can move into another player’s world and form Vagrants. The icon of a message will change according to how many total ratings it has received. Contrary to popular belief, getting your message rated positive does not actually give you humanity, and in fact gives you nothing at all. You can see a message's positive and negative ratings separately by casting the Seek Guidance miracle. a score of twenty means that message could have fifteen negative ratings and only five positive ones. When reading messages, always use your independent judgment as to whether there really is, for example, a safe place to jump or a safe pathway to take - it is worth noting that the "score" of a message is the sum total of the points it has received, not the positive score, i.e. By leaving misleading information you can cause other players some amount of misfortune or confusion. While most messages will be helpful to the player, there is also an element of humor or deception that can be employed by leaving messages. You can read red messages left by other players as well as create your own messages by combining pre-defined text via the Orange Soapstone (purchased from the Undead Merchant in the Undead Burg). They often appear in large groups and can be broken with a weapon if they are blocking your path (which has no effect on the person who was cursed in their world, as they are already dead). These statues, which are made of spikey, dark grey stone, show human figures in a variety of agonized poses and are a good warning that one is in or approaching a Basilisk area. For example, players that help a host defeat the Bell Gargoyles in the Undead Parish will usually be returned to their own worlds in time to hear when the host then rings the bell in their world.Īlso if a player gets cursed by Basilisk enemies their body gets turned into a statue that can be seen by other players. ![]() Hearing someone else's victory is intended to stimulate other player's own drive to succeed. ![]() There are two known 'Bells' in the world of Dark Souls that must be rung at some point in a players quest to learn how to break the curse of the undead." When someone rings a bell, the sound reverberates to players nearby in the network who are in the same area. ![]()
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![]() ![]() According to the National Science Board’s Science and Engineering Indicators 2018, women currently make up less than 30% of the STEM workforce in the United States, and it’s lower (11%) for underrepresented minorities. As a community we need to do more to support young people from all backgrounds in believing that a STEM career could be theirs, and to shore up this belief with relevant skills and knowledge. More broadly, STEM readies the next generation for the world: Even if they choose another career, youth are prepared to problem-solve, ask questions, learn from mistakes, work with others, and analyze information to make decisions and take action in their life and work.Įncouraging youth to pursue STEM careers is an important theme for Connected Science Learning’s readers. It provides opportunity: There are more new jobs in STEM than in other sectors, and these jobs tend to pay better. The STEM employment sector is growing, and we need the next generation to fill these jobs.Īnother important angle, however, is that being prepared for the STEM workforce is good for young people, too. Compelling cases are also made for the potential of advances in STEM to drive innovation that addresses world problems (see the Engineering Grand Challenges, for example). Often, arguments about why we need more young people to aspire to STEM careers are based on the needs of employers, on what is best for the American economy, and on maintaining our country’s competitive edge. Twenty-five years later, a STEM career is conceived of more broadly, encompassing a wide variety of jobs and accessible via all kinds of education pathways. When I was a graduate student in physics in the early 1990s, STEM workforce concerns were focused on the supply of PhD scientists and engineers available to conduct research and development in industry, academia, and government. ![]() ![]() Regarding this issue’s theme-encouraging youth to pursue STEM careers-I find myself reflecting on how the definition of a STEM career has changed since I was looking for my first job. I’m grateful for NSTA and ASTC’s vision to create this journal, and for outgoing field editor Dennis Schatz’s guidance and support. Welcome to the ninth issue of Connected Science Learning! Having spent most of my career building connections and supporting collaboration in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) education, I am quite excited about my new role as CSL field editor. ![]() ![]() “At every step of the way, I’ve been guided by the words I spoke from the first time I stood in a courtroom: Kamala Harris, For the People.” Kamala Harris, August 19, 2020 Vice President Harris speaking at an event She defended the Affordable Care Act in court, enforced environmental law, and was a national leader in the movement for marriage equality. She established the state’s first Bureau of Children’s Justice and instituted several first-of-their-kind reforms that ensured greater transparency and accountability in the criminal justice system.Īs Attorney General, Vice President Harris won a $20 billion settlement for Californians whose homes had been foreclosed on, as well as a $1.1 billion settlement for students and veterans who were taken advantage of by a for-profit education company. In 2010, Vice President Harris was elected California’s Attorney General and oversaw the largest state justice department in the United States. The program was designated as a national model of innovation for law enforcement by the United States Department of Justice. In that role, Vice President Harris created a ground-breaking program to provide first-time drug offenders with the opportunity to earn a high school degree and find employment. She was elected District Attorney of San Francisco in 2003. She then served as a managing attorney in the San Francisco District Attorney’s Office and later was chief of the Division on Children and Families for the San Francisco City Attorney’s Office. In 1990, Vice President Harris joined the Alameda County District Attorney’s Office where she specialized in prosecuting child sexual assault cases. Throughout her career, the Vice President has been guided by the words she spoke the first time she stood up in court: Kamala Harris, for the people. Vice President Harris at the Pride Parade in San Francisco, California They have a large blended family that includes their children, Ella and Cole. Growing up, Vice President Harris was surrounded by a diverse community and extended family. They brought her to civil rights demonstrations and introduced role models-ranging from Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall to civil rights leader Constance Baker Motley-whose work motivated her to become a prosecutor. Her parents were activists, instilling Vice President Harris with a strong sense of justice. Gopalan, a breast cancer scientist and pioneer in her own right, received her doctorate the same year Vice President Harris was born. Vice President Harris and her sister, Maya Harris, were inspired by their mother, Shyamala Gopalan. “My mother would look at me and she’d say, ‘Kamala, you may be the first to do many things, but make sure you are not the last.’” Kamala Harris, January 28, 2019 Vice President Harris with her mother, Shyamala She graduated from Howard University and the University of California, Hastings College of Law. ![]() Vice President Harris was born in Oakland, California to parents who emigrated from India and Jamaica. She was elected Vice President after a lifetime of public service, having been elected District Attorney of San Francisco, California Attorney General, and United States Senator. ![]() Harris is the Vice President of the United States of America.
![]() ![]() If strength training is performed at least twice a week, it can help to improve muscle strength and to increase bone strength. You can also use your own body weight and do push-ups, leg squats, abdominal crunches, and other exercises to build your muscles. Homemade weights, such as plastic bottles filled with sand, can work just as well. However, you do not need to pay for a gym membership or expensive equipment to strengthen your muscles. Strength training often involves the use of resistance machines, resistance bands, free weights, or other tools. The support that your muscles provide allows you to work, play, and live more efficiently. Building muscle strength and endurance is not just crucial for athletes and bodybuilders-it’s important for children, seniors, and everyone in between. This type of high intensity training is used to build muscle strength with short, high-intensity activities. Anaerobic exercise consists of short duration, high intensity movements that rely on immediately available energy sources and require little or no oxygen during the activity. Muscle strength is developed and maintained by weight or resistance training, often called anaerobic exercise. In addition to the benefits of aerobic training for cardiovascular health, it is also an excellent way to maintain a healthy weight. It also leads to a lower resting heart rate for healthy individuals. Strengthening your heart muscle and increasing the blood volume pumped each heartbeat boosts your ability to supply your body’s cells with oxygen and nutrients, to remove carbon dioxide and metabolic wastes. Regular, moderate aerobic activity- about thirty minutes at a time for five days per week-trains the body to deliver oxygen more efficiently, which strengthens the heart and lungs and reduces the risk of cardiovascular disease. It increases heart and breathing rates to meet increased demands for oxygen in working muscles. Aerobic exercise is continuous exercise (lasting more than 2 minutes) that can range from low to high levels of intensity. The Essential Elements of Physical Fitness Cardiorespiratory EnduranceĬardiorespiratory endurance is built by aerobic exercise, which involves activities that increase your heart rate and breathing such as walking, jogging, or biking. As you exercise regularly, your body will begin to change and you will notice that you are able to continue your activity longer and with greater ease. However, meeting fitness standards in all four categories generally requires incorporating a range of activities into your regular routine. Some forms of yoga can also build muscle strength and endurance, along with flexibility. For example, riding a bicycle for thirty minutes or more not only builds cardiorespiratory endurance, it also improves muscle strength and muscle endurance. Some forms of exercise confer multiple benefits, which can help you to balance the different elements of physical fitness. Each component offers specific health benefits, but optimal health requires some degree of balance between all four. There are four essential elements of physical fitness: cardiorespiratory endurance, muscular strength and endurance, flexibility, and maintaining a healthful body composition. It promotes weight loss, strengthens muscles and bones, keeps the heart and lungs strong, and helps to protect against chronic disease. ![]() A well-rounded exercise program can improve your health in a number of ways. Becoming and staying physically fit is an important part of achieving optimal health. ![]() ![]() ![]() With SSMS 18, you can install SSMS in any folder and the option is available from both command line and the setup UI. SSMS can be installed in a custom folder – This has been a long standing request.Updated Visual Studio 2017 isolated shell – We picked up the latest shell from Visual Studio (VS) that unlocks all the accessibility fixes that end in both SSMS and VS as well as the latest security fixes that went into VS.Smaller download size – We’ve taken SSMS 18 on a diet and brought it down to half the size of SSMS 17.x.SQL Server Management Studio improvements You can also refer to the full SQL Server Management Studio 18 Release Notes for all details. For the sake of completeness, as well as to recognize all the fantastic work the SSMS team has done, I’d like to highlight all the cool stuff we’ve brought to you across all the preview releases including the incremental work between Preview 7 and GA. Some of you may have been following the journey, and some not. We will continue to bring cool features into both SQL Server Management Studio as well as Azure Data Studio as it makes sense. Ideally, we want to ship a product that’s better than the version its replacing. We were very close to getting the release out multiple times, until some ship blocker showed up at the last minute and we had to bail. You can download SQL Server Management Studio 18 today. among many others, and after 5 previews, I am very excited to share that SSMS 18 is now generally available. ![]() 6 months later, having passed several internal checks such as accessibility, privacy, security, compliance, etc. I expected a fair amount of work but didn’t realize how complicated the process would be. Users of Adminer 3.7.When I joined the SQL Tools team as a PM back in October 2018, my top priority was to release SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) 18.Usage: Just put the file adminer.css alongside adminer.php. Adminer had some security bugs in the past so update whenever Adminer tells you there is a new version available (ask your administrator if you could not update yourself). You can also delete Adminer if not needed anymore, it is just one file which is easy to upload in the future. to require an OTP) or by customizing the login method. Still, consider making Adminer inaccessible to public by whitelisting IP addresses allowed to connect to it, password-protecting the access in your web server, enabling security plugins (e.g. Adminer does not allow connecting to databases without a password and it rate-limits the connection attempts to protect against brute-force attacks. Security is #1 priority in development of Adminer. ![]() Free for commercial and non-commercial use ( Apache License or GPL 2).Supports PHP 5, 7 and 8 with enabled sessions.Works with MySQL, MariaDB, PostgreSQL, SQLite, MS SQL, Oracle, Elasticsearch, MongoDB, SimpleDB ( plugin), Firebird ( plugin), ClickHouse ( plugin) - Improve your driver.Schemas, sequences, user types (PostgreSQL).Manage events and table partitions (MySQL 5.1).Display variables with links to documentation.Display users and rights and change them.Print database schema connected by foreign keys.Export table structure, data, views, routines, databases to SQL or CSV.Execute any SQL command from a text field or a file.Supports all data types, blobs through file transfer.Insert new records, update and delete the existing ones.List data in tables with search, aggregate, sort and limit results.Create, alter, drop and call stored procedures and functions.Create, alter, drop and select from views.Create, alter, drop and link lists by foreign keys.Create, alter, drop and search by indexes including fulltext.Alter name, type, collation, comment and default values of columns.Change name, engine, collation, auto_increment and comment of table.List fields, indexes, foreign keys and triggers of table.Select an existing database or create a new one.Connect to a database server with username and password.Adminer is also bundled with Nette Framework (which this site runs on).Source codes (.zip, 785 kB), Current development version.Adminer 4.8.1 for MySQL (.php, 356 kB), English only (.php, 208 kB).Screencast about Adminer features and using plugins (19:31, by Igor Hlina) Downloads See detailed comparison.Īdminer development priorities are: 1. Replace phpMyAdmin with Adminer and you will get a tidier user interface, better support for MySQL features, higher performance and more security. ![]() Online demo Why is Adminer better than phpMyAdmin? ![]() ![]() ![]() " Rising Sun" (Domino) Sam Bush and Marc Broussard." Honey Chile" (Domino, Bartholomew) Lucinda Williams." My Blue Heaven" ( Donaldson, Whiting) Norah Jones." Valley of Tears" (Domino, Bartholomew) Robert Plant and the Soweto Gospel Choir." Walking to New Orleans" (Domino, Bartholomew, Guidry) Neil Young." One Night (Of Sin)" (Bartholomew, King) Corinne Bailey Rae." It Keeps Rainin'" (Domino, Bartholomew, Guidry) Lil' Band o' Gold and Robert Plant." Blue Monday" (Domino, Bartholomew) Randy Newman." Going to the River" (Domino, Bartholomew) Robbie Robertson and Galactic." Please Don't Leave Me" (Domino) Art Neville." I'm in Love Again/ All by Myself" (Domino, Bartholomew) Jon Cleary and Bonnie Raitt." Don't Leave Me This Way" (Domino, Bartholomew) Dr." Whole Lotta Lovin'" (Domino, Bartholomew) Rebirth Brass Band, Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews, Pee Wee Ellis, Fred Wesley, Maceo Parker and Lenny Kravitz. ![]() " I Want to Walk You Home" (Domino, Bartholomew) Allen Toussaint and Paul McCartney." Every Night About This Time" (Domino, Bartholomew) Buddy Guy, the Dirty Dozen Brass Band and Joss Stone." My Girl Josephine" (Domino, Bartholomew) Taj Mahal and the New Orleans Social Club." Blueberry Hill" ( Rose, Lewis, Stock) Elton John." Goin' Home" (Domino, Bartholomew) Ivan Neville's DumpstaPhunk and B.B." I'm Walkin'" (Domino, Bartholomew) Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers." Ain't That a Shame" ( Domino, Bartholomew) John Lennon.King), country (Willie Nelson), jazz (Herbie Hancock), and even reggae (Toots & the Maytals, who just nail "Let the Four Winds Blow")." Track listing and performer credits The album is critically described as ".one of the more remarkable tribute albums to surface in recent years.(s)panning the worlds of rock (Neil Young, Elton John, Los Lobos, Tom Petty), blues (B.B. In contrast to an earlier tribute album, That's Fats: A Tribute to Fats Domino ( Capitol, 1996), which mostly contained previously released cover versions, Goin' Home: A Tribute to Fats Domino is (with the exception of the opening track, by John Lennon) composed of newly recorded versions. Goin' Home: A Tribute to Fats Domino is a 2007 tribute album by various artists to Fats Domino, issued by Vanguard Records. ![]() ![]() ![]()
![]() ![]() This Urban Decay option however isn’t going to budge one bit. While most glitter shadows are inherently less prone to creasing because of their chunky composition, a few will require a midday pat down. I generally gravitate to neutrals but this is one instance where I do not shy away from color. They are so versatile-you can wear as a light shimmery layer, you can build it for a dense glitter moment, or use as a top layer to your usual eye makeup to elevate the look. Pros: Makeup artist-approved No fallout No creasing Large shade selectionĬustomer Review: "I have six glitter pigments and plan on getting more. I’m partial to shades Off the Hook, Stellar, and Mood, but you really can’t go wrong with any of ‘em. I start with a thin layer that gets diffused to my brow bone and then pack on the intensity in the center of the lid. They’re super easy to work with too because even though it’s a loose pigment, you can pick it up nicely with your finger or a brush and won’t experience a lot of fallout.” This product also happens to be my personal favorite, particularly because the blendability is unmatched. “They’re very fine so you can really build them up or wear them lightly dusted across the lid. “First of all, there are so many colors to choose from-options galore,” says Williamson. “It’s a fun way to add a little hint without being too intense." The Best Glitter Eyeshadows “If you’re new to wearing glitter, I recommend picking it up on a really thin brush and apply it on top of your eyeliner,” advises Williamson. You can layer different shades for a full glitter eye, place a little in the center of your lid, or dab some at the inner corner. Where you place your glitter eyeshadow, however, is totally your call. You would have to pick it up with a wet brush and just hope for the best.” “If you put down a powder first, you might get some fallout because it's not really sticking to your eyelid. ![]() “Your lid naturally has a little bit of oil on it, so that's going to add to the grip of the glitter,” explains Williamson. The key to fallout-free application is to start with a clean, no-fuss base. ![]() Then, the next thing you know, your eye makeup is messed up and you have to get micellar water.” How to Apply Glitter Eyeshadow “You don't want something that's going to lock in place. “I personally like something that has a little more give,” says Williamson. When using glitter shadows, you’re going to want something that gives you a little time to work. “But I do really like liquids when you’re using them as an eyeliner.” Liquids are also the way to go if you just want a sparkly topper. “Liquid glitters space out a lot once you actually put it on your lid, so you have to do a lot of work to pack it on and actually get good coverage,” says Williamson. You can’t go wrong with any texture, just know that the medium will alter the finish. With powder, cream, and liquid glitter eyeshadow to choose from, the world is really your oyster. “You should be able to see individual specks.” It’s the differentiation between glitter flecks that allows the shadow to catch the light. “You want your product to be super pigmented and super chunky,” says makeup artist Jonet Williamson. But let me make this abundantly clear: Metallics and glitters are simply not the same. There’s nothing wrong with a metallic shadow-they have their time and place. The Best Multi-Purpose Glitter Eyeshadow: Iconic London Glaze Dual Ended Eyeshadow Crayon.The Best Powder Glitter Eyeshadow: Victoria Beckham Beauty Lid Lustre Crystal Infused Eyeshadow.The Best Liquid Glitter Eyeshadow: Stila Glitter & Glow Liquid Eyeshadow.The Best Cream Glitter Eyeshadow: Valentino Dream Dust Glitter Eyeshadow.The Best Glitter Eyeshadow Overall: Bodyography Glitter Pigment.From finger-friendly, densely packed cream eyeshadow pots that create a statement-making eye in an instant to sheerer liquids that allow you to swipe on a chunky, albeit translucent wash, here are the best glitter eyeshadows in the game. So with my very vast knowledge of glitter application and an overflowing pile of shadows, I’ve decided to compile the crème de la crème of glitter eyeshadows for your shopping pleasure. ![]() ![]() ![]() After the war, Ryner sets out on a journey to search the relics of a "Legendary Hero" at King Sion Astal's command and finds out that a deadly curse is spreading throughout the continent. One day, the Roland Empire goes to war against their neighboring country Estabul, and Ryner loses his classmates in the war. Ryner Lute is a lazy student of the Roland Empire Royal Magician's Academy. ( April 2015) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) You can provide one by editing this article. This article needs an improved plot summary. A 24-episode anime adaptation was produced by Zexcs which premiered on J and is licensed by Kadokawa in Japan and Funimation Entertainment in North America. The series has also spun off into other media including a Drama CD, a manga adaptation which is collected into 9 bound volumes and a PSP video game which was released on February 18, 2010. The series also has 2 spin-off series, The Legend of Legendary Heroes Anyway ( とりあえず伝説の勇者の伝説, Toriaezu Densetsu no Yūsha no Densetsu), a collection of short stories which ran from Decemto Jand was compiled into 11 volumes, and The Legend of the Black Fallen Hero ( 堕ちた黒い勇者の伝説, Ochita Kuroi Yūsha no Densetsu), which ran from Decemto Augand was published in 8 volumes. Its sequel, The Legend of the Great Legendary Heroes ( 大伝説の勇者の伝説, Dai Densetsu no Yūsha no Densetsu) began publishing on October 20, 2007, and has been collected into 17 volumes. The Legend of the Legendary Heroes ( Japanese: 伝説の勇者の伝説, Hepburn: Densetsu no Yūsha no Densetsu) is a Japanese light novel series by Takaya Kagami, with illustrations by Saori Toyota, which was published by Fujimi Shobo in Dragon Magazine from Februto October 20, 2006, and has 11 volumes. Shin Denyūden Kakumei-hen Ochita Kuroi Yūsha no Densetsu The Legend of the Legendary Heroes Anyway Dragon Ball had an impact on all anime that proceeded it, launching a wave of Shonene Anime series and changing the anime landscape forever.Cover of The Legend of the Legendary Heroes first volume as published by Fujimi Shobo Dragon Ball revolves around Goku as a kid, and he is, well, pretty much just as clueless as he is as an adult, but cute and so naive living in this new world that no matter the fight or how high the stakes, kid Goku manages to make light of it through his extreme naivety. Today, Goku is still working his way to being the strongest being in the multiverse, but he had comedic begins in the original show that started it all Dragon Ball. It wouldn't be tough to argue that going super Sayian is a lot more fun to daydream about than taking off a pair of glasses and wearing tights. He was not only strong and an inspirational figure with his undying urge to protect, but Goku was possibly a bit cooler than the all-American man of Steal. Every young boy wanted to be this being from another planet that was unparalleled in strength. In Dragon Ball Z, Goku becomes the new Superman for an entire generation. Movies such as this showed that anime had the ability to tell deep and powerful stories that did not only appeal to children. Also around this time came the prominent Studio Gibli, which produced films such as Spirited Away, Howls Moving Castle, and Grave for the Fireflies. The mantel was passed on in the late '90s early 2000s to shows such as One Piece and Naruto. Shows like Dragon Ball Z, YuYu Hakusho, and Sailor Moon spearheaded anime's growth in popularity. The '90s were when the popularity of anime on a global scale started to rise at an exponential rate, and it has been growing at the same exponential rate ever since. This is when many of the early mecha shows were becoming popularized. With a lack of global connectivity, anime did not have a broad global audience, but a handful reached the U.S. The first ever anime broadcasted was Three Tales, but the first big hit that catalyzed all anime we know today was Astro Boy in 1963, adapted from the Manga. The dawn of modern anime was brought to life in the 1960s when Manga artist Osamu Tezuka took a Disney animation technique but with less funding and reduced frame counts, created something of his own, and set a precedent for the anime we know today. ![]() ![]() ![]() Looks more expensive than it is, which is always a plus. Another solid malbec, this time from south-west France. The flavors beautifully, blend together, creating the perfect warm cocktail to enjoy by the fire. It’s made on the stovetop with spices, red wine, and apple cider. It’s a perfect, warm spiced wine for cozy winter days and holiday parties. Decent basic malbec (if you want one for drinking, trade up to Lidl’s 14% Uco Valley Malbec at £5.99).Ĭave des Roches Malbec Comté Tolosan 2020 £5 Tesco, 13%. Jump to Recipe A traditional recipe for easy mulled wine, also known as glhwein. A borderline drinking recommendation because it’s a bit light, but good for mulled wine or a stew.Ĭhilean Malbec Reserva Privada 2021 £4.99 Lidl, 13.5%. Montepulciano is a great go-to for mulled wine. Villa Verde Montepulciano d’Abruzzo 2021 £5.19 Morrisons, 13%. Five wines to cook with, mull … or even drink straight You can also mull cider, which is just as good as wine and cheaper, too, though the addition of a splash of an apple-based spirit such as pommeau or calvados will definitely up your mulling game. Better to bring it up to just below boiling point, take it off the heat for half an hour so the flavours can infuse, then heat it through gently again, leaving it on the lowest possible heat so the liquid is barely burbling. The other thing to remember is to make sure your mulled wine doesn’t boil, otherwise the alcohol will evaporate, which will emphasise the wine’s bitterness, rather than its sweetness. Tesco wins the prize for the cheapest drinkable red right now with its Casa Maña Tempranillo 2021 at £3.79 (11%), though, as with other lighter reds, you might need to bump it up with a dash of port or brandy – dash being the operative word, because I don’t think mulled wine should be lethal: the idea is to make people feel warm and happy, not get them legless. Mulled wine, also known as spiced wine, is an alcoholic drink usually made with red wine, along with various mulling spices and sometimes raisins, served hot or warm. Personally, I think Montepulciano d’Abruzzo works really well, but look, too, for deals on Spanish garnacha, malbec, shiraz and zinfandel, and maybe even a cheap rioja. It’s just a question of finding them at the right price – the higher-alcohol wines that make a good mulled wine or a rich sauce tend to be more expensive. So what kind of wines would work? Probably the kind you’d expect: namely big, bold, ripe reds. Don’t use the dregs of a bottle you’ve had open for a couple of weeks, either, or an elderly wine that is almost certainly past it. If no one else in the family can detect it, I guess you might just about get away with it, but I still wouldn’t risk it. I’ve lost count of the number of people who say it’s fine to cook with, and presumably mull, a corked wine, but why risk it when the other ingredients come at a cost? Certainly not one that’s badly corked, anyway. Much as when you use wine in other cooking, there are some basic guidelines, my top tip being to use one you would actually be prepared to drink straight, though inevitably that’s controversial, too. After all, as I said last week, it’s all about hygge at this time of year. As with everything to do with wine, that tends to elicit a certain sniffiness, often along the lines of: “Why wouldn’t you just drink a decent glass of red?” But I have to confess I actually like the stuff. “This dinner paired with mulled wine is perfect when the fireplace is warm, the wind howls through the night, and blankets live unfolded on the couch,” she says.It’s fireworks weekend, and we’re firmly into the mulling season. Strong suggests sipping mulled wines with warm cheese dishes, such as raclette or melted brie or camembert served with charcuterie, steak tips au poivre, and all of the accouterments: dried tropical fruit (mangos, apricots, figs), fresh winter citrus (blood or cara cara oranges), salted or spiced nuts (Marcona almonds, walnuts, pecans), sweet & spicy pepper jam, and crispy, fresh-baked bread. The wine’s bold palate holds its own against a hefty addition of mulling spices, so feel free to add an extra dash here. Flavors of ripe cherries, black currants, cinnamon, and cedar lead to a textured, long-lasting finish. Look for labels that describe the wine as jammy or with notes of vanilla. ![]() These wines are dark, fruity and full bodied, which means they can support all of the flavors we'll be adding. This organic, easy-to-find, and budget-friendly bottle of cabernet sauvignon hits all of our marks for making mulled wine at home. The best red wine to use for mulled wine is Merlot, Zinfandel or Garnacha (also called Grenache). Tasting Notes: Cherry, Currant, Raspberry, Toasted Oak and Vanilla. ![]() |
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