Campania · Campania

Vino cotto

Dense, dark caramel, intensely sweet, grape-deep.

Geo AMethod Must is cooked in uncovered pots over lively heat until sugars partially caramelise and volume reduces to about one quarter; it cools and sediments, then is bottled.

Publication note

Published as a product profile: validated sources do not fully document ingredients and/or method details.

What it is

A dense, dark-caramel, non-alcoholic syrup made by cooking grape must, used in pastry, roasts, salad and polenta.

Origin place card

The source locates it across Campania’s viticultural areas rather than a single town.

Verified history

Historical depth remains limited; the direct-read source supports identity/core product description but not deeper archival history.

Ingredients

Si tratta in realtà di uno sciroppo denso, analcoolico, di colore scuro caramello, profumo caratteristico, intenso sapore dolce. Prodotto di partenza è il mosto ottenuto dalla pigiatura dell'uva, soprattutto di vitigno aglianico. Il mosto

Method

Method/process not fully documented in validated sources.

Why travel for it

A harvest page: copper pot, boiling must, autumn vineyard, pastry table.

Recreate-it pathway

For shelf-stable syrup, TIFA needs tested preservation guidance before giving a recipe.

Fieldwork questions

Which wine areas still make it at home? Are residues still used for sweet tarallini?

Photo brief

Boiling grape must, dark syrup in bottle, Aglianico grapes, tarallini made from residue.