Wine for the winter chill

There are times when layering just isn’t enough to combat the unrelenting winter chill. When that happens, there’s only one surefire solution: No, not another layer. Hot wine! Karma Brew has a spicy mulled red wine ($7) with a delightful cider-y flavor. Stirred in with more than a few shakes of cinnamon, as well as blended apples that gave it a thick, smoothie-like texture, one sip of this warm, frothy beverage quelled my shivers from head to toe. While I came to escape the biting frost, I stayed for the fruity, full-bodied sweetness. 1530 16th Street, karmabrews.com.