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 is a much older process and suitable for warm climates. the technique dates back to pre-classical times with wines becoming fashionable in roman times and in late medieval/renaissance europe when wines such as malmsey ('malvasia' originally from greece) and candia (from crete) were highly sought after. traditionally, most production of these wines has been in greece, the islands off sicily, cyprus, northern italy and the french alps. however, producers in other areas now use the method as well. under the classic method, after a ...

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