Holy wine! - How Vin Santo is made.....

The tradition of Vin Santo is very old and there are several theories as to how the name came to be named “Holy Wine.” The process of making Vin Santo is something of a miracle. Grapes are laid out on mats, or hung in the rafters of the winery, to dry for many months in a process referred to as “passito.” As the rooms increase in temperature in the spring the Vin Santo fermentation begins. It is a long and slow fermentation that can rise and fall with the seasons and take up to 4 years to complete. The Vin...