Culture of Portugal associated Portugal with its God of Wine Bacchus. Today, many Portuguese wines are known as some of the world's best: Vinho do Douro, Vinho do Alentejo, Vinho do Dão, Vinho Verde, Rosé and the sweet: Port wine (Vinho do Porto, literally Porto's wine), Madeira wine, Muscatel of Setúbal, and Moscatel of Favaios. Beer is also widely consumed, with the largest national beer brands being Sagres and Super Bock. Liqueurs, like Licor Beirão and ginjinha, are popular. Portuguese literature has developed since the 12th century from the lyrical works of João Soares de Paiva, Paio Soares de Taveirós and King D.Dinis.
Mulled wine juices (often blackcurrant) or by boiling the "glögg" to evaporate the alcohol. "Glögg" is similar in taste to modern Wassail or mulled cider. In Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Slovenia and Serbia, "kuhano vino"/"kuvano vino"/"кувано вино" ("cooked wine"), is made from red or white wine and various combinations of nutmeg, cloves, cinnamon, sugar and orange zest, often served with slices of orange or lemon. In the south and southeast of Brazil, where a large amount of European descendants live, it is called "vinho quente". It is typically made with red wine, cinnamon sticks and cloves. It is served as part