This recipe is for the double dish slow cooker, which requires water to be placed in the cooking vessel while cooking in the insert pan (like a double boiler). When making in the cooking vessel, no water is needed.
Straw wine. Straw wine, or raisin wine, is a wine made from grapes that have been dried to concentrate their juice. The result is similar to that of the ice wine process, but suitable for warmer climates.
White wines include: 1  Chardonnay â one of the worldâs most popular types of wine, Chardonnay is a fruity, often oaky, and usually dry white wine. 2  Chenin Blanc. 3  Muscadet â a very dry white from the Loire Valley in France which is an excellent combination with oysters and other shellfish.4  Muscat Blanc. Beaujolais â this is a fruity French wine made with Gamay grapes. 2  Bordeaux-a French red wine including Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc grapes. 3  Burgundy-a French wine made from Pinot Noir grapes. 4  Cabernet Franc â an elegant purplish red wine that is most often seen blended with other reds.