jsut a suggestion to anyone who likes mulled wine and want a low cal version i found this:
CELEBRITY chef Antony Worrall Thompson has devised his own recipe for mulled wine, with a tenth of the calories found in standard recipes as it uses Splenda, a low calorie sweetener instead of sugar.
To serve eight: 25g/1oz Splenda, 600ml (1 pint) water, grated rind of one orange and one lemon, 10 cloves, one stick cinnamon, grating of nutmeg, eight cardamom pods, two bottles red wine, and two spoons brandy-soaked sultanas.
Dissolve the Splenda in the water. Add the remainder of the ingredients except the sultanas and simmer for 20 minutes. Do not allow to boil. Strain the wine into toddy glasses, each containing a few brandy-soaked sultanas.
i dont know how many syns would be in it but a hell of a lot less than 14.5!!!