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.
Recioto wines will typically have an intense ruby-red color with a purple rim and intoxicating aromas of dried plums, figs and mocha. The wines should be full-bodied, rich and sweet with smooth tannins, and dried fruit flavors with perhaps a touch of spice from oak ageing.