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Our Vino Cotto is not a wine but a syrup used in cooking. It is made by slowly boiling down the unfermented grape juice to make a sweet syrup, that keeps without preservatives. There are a range of traditions related to vino cotto in various parts of Italy, and there is some suggestion that the style we make should be called 'vin cotto', but then it depends who you talk to!
The idea was given to us by two of our grape pickers, Carmine (Charlie) and Antonina, originally from Campania. Each year Charlie makes wine, and each year Antonina runs off some off his juice at the beginning of ferment and boils it down to make Vino Cotto.
Charlie again made this year's batch during Harvest Festival (first weekend in April). Vino Cotto is very sweet, but has considerable balancing acidity. Its main feature is a very intense flavour, grapey yet also malty and rich. It has many uses in baking, making sauces, roasting vegetables, salad dressings, and desserts.
Vino Cotto Information Sheet. Cellar Door only: $16.50 (250 mL).
Recipe 1: Vino Cotto Glazed Pork Belly
Recipe 2: Pannacotta with Vino Cotto Marinated Strawberries