Hot Mulled Wine

Gather all ingredients.

Stir water and sugar together in a saucepan until sugar dissolves. Add lemon, cloves, and cinnamon stick; bring simple syrup to a boil and cook until flavors combine, about 10 minutes.

Strain simple syrup; discard lemon, cloves, and cinnamon stick. Return simple syrup to the saucepan.

Stir wine into simple syrup; heat until hot but not boiling, 5 to 10 minutes.

Serve flecked with nutmeg.