Old man consuming wine drink recalled something spicy (7)
I believe the answer is:
paprika
'something spicy' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'old man consuming wine drink recalled' is the wordplay.
'old man' becomes 'papa' (synonyms).
'consuming' indicates putting letters inside.
'wine drink' becomes 'kir' (type of wine).
'recalled' shows that the letters should be reversed in order (to recall can mean to bring something back).
'kir' backwards is 'rik'.
'papa' going around 'rik' is 'PAPRIKA'.
(Other definitions for paprika that I've seen before include "Seasoning made from pepper" , "Powder made from dried red pepper" , "Powdered sweet pepper spice" , "Sweet red pepper" , "something spicy" .)