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.
Most red wines are dry, with the exception being some dessert styles of red wine such as Port. Most red table wines, such as Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Zinfandel, Pinot Noir, Syrah and wines from these grapes such as Bordeaux and Burgundy, are completely dry.Red table wine can vary from light fruity wines to rich, full-bodied wines and everything in between.The particular style is a function of the wine growing region, the grapes used, the winemaking style and other factors.ry red wine is wine made predominantly from red grape varieties which has been fermented to dryness, meaning it has little or no residual sugar in the bottled wine.