Cherry vincotto (cooked must)

A thick, sweet nectar made by slow-cooking cherries: the traditional vincotto of Puglia, made with fruit. Perfect for flavouring desserts, ice cream and fruit salads.

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Data sheet

Manufacturer: Vincotto di Fichi
Reference: VINCOTTO-CILIEGE
Origin area: Bari
Handmade product: Si
Formato: 250 gr
Ingredients: Ciliege e acqua
Short production line / 0 Km: Si

Description

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Cherry vincotto

“Cherries, cooked until they turn into nectar.”

Cherries cooked for a long time, until they become a thick nectar. This is the traditional vincotto of Puglia, made with fruit instead of grape must: it is not a liqueur and contains no alcohol.

Made from cherries Alcohol-free A Puglia tradition

Cherry vincotto is a typical product of Puglia, and rarely found outside the region. The vincotto tradition in Puglia is very old and still widespread today: alongside grape vincotto, the best known, there are fig vincotto, apple vincotto and this one, made from cherries.

The name is misleading: it is not a wine, and it is not a liqueur. It has nothing to do with cherries preserved in spirits. It is a nectar of very sweet cherries, thick and fragrant, to spoon over desserts and drizzle over fruit.

How it is made

From cherries to nectar

Classic vincotto — literally “cooked wine” — is made by cooking grape must for a very long time. For cherry vincotto, it is the cherries that are cooked instead: they are pitted and boiled for a long time.

As they boil, everything slowly reduces with the heat until it turns thick. The result is a versatile fruit elixir, and making it takes a lot of time, a lot of patience and a little experience.

In the kitchen

How to use cherry vincotto

🍩 On pittule Straight from the bottle on pittule, the little fried dough balls served piping hot that Puglia makes on the eves of holidays.	🎄 On cartellate Cartellate, the festive pastry of Puglia, are dipped in honey or, indeed, in vincotto.
🍮 On panna cotta Panna cotta is not from Puglia, but a generous spoonful of cherry vincotto suits it perfectly.	🍨 On ice cream and fruit salad A drizzle over ice cream or a fruit salad, and dessert is ready with nothing else to make.
🍪 In biscuit dough A spoonful in biscuit dough works like molasses: it adds softness and sweetness.	🍰 On desserts To flavour homemade desserts, just before serving.

🥄	A little goes a long way. It is a concentrated nectar: spoon it over desserts, drizzle it over fruit and ice cream.

Product sheet

At a glance

Product	Cherry vincotto
Raw material	Pitted cherries, slow-cooked
Alcohol	None: it is not a liqueur
How to use it	On desserts, ice cream, fruit salads, pittule and cartellate; in biscuit dough
Tradition	Puglia

Frequently asked questions

Everything you want to know

What is cherry vincotto?

A thick, sweet nectar made by slow-cooking cherries: the traditional vincotto of Puglia, made with fruit instead of grape must.

Does it contain alcohol?

No. The name recalls wine, but it is not a liqueur and has nothing to do with cherries in spirits.

How do you use it?

Straight on pittule and cartellate, by the spoonful on panna cotta, drizzled over ice cream and fruit salads, and a spoonful in biscuit dough, where it works like molasses.

How is cherry vincotto made?

The cherries are pitted and boiled for a long time, until everything has reduced. It takes a lot of time and a little experience.

How is it different from other vincotto?

The starting fruit changes. The shop also has “Cuettu” grape vincotto, made from grape must, and fig vincotto. And for those who prefer it already inside a treat, the sweet taralli with vincotto.

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