Add the red wine, ruby port, vodka, brown sugar, dried figs, raisins, orange peels and juice, cardamom pods, whole cloves, long peppers, cinnamon sticks and star anise pods into a large saucepan over medium heat.
Heat to a simmer, then remove from the heat and let stand for 2 hours.
Strain, discard the solids, and reheat to serving temperature.
Serve in glass mugs.
Garnish each mug with raisins and sliced blanched almonds.
