Heat the cherries with the juice, red wine, sugar and spices, except for the gingerbread spice, in a saucepan and simmer gently for 10 minutes. Stir the starch with a little juice until smooth, bind the cherries with it, bring to the boil briefly, set aside and let cool down lukewarm. Remove the cinnamon stick and the star anise and season with the gingerbread spice.
If children eat with you or you don`t want to use alcohol, you only prepare the cherries with juice.