Substitute for vin cotto

I'm making a dish of whipped ricotta to serve with grilled bread. The recipe calls for vin cotto to drizzle over the ricotta before I serve it. Sadly, I'm not sure where to look for it and am looking for an alternative in case I can't find it. Any ideas? Thanks

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piggy091385 June 25, 2013
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Deena M. October 22, 2012
Authentic vino cotto actually contains no vinegar and is made from 100% premium wine grapes. You may want to consider trying a vino cotto that my family produces. We follow my husband's 4th generation Italian family recipe from Calabria. http://vinocotto.us/
 
Tarragon October 17, 2012
Mario Battalli has instructions for an amazing vino cotto in his recipe for Chicken Vino Cotto inthe Molto Mario cookbook. He tells us to reduce red wine (I think 4 1/2 C, any type of red wine), with honey, cinnamon sticks, and whole cloves. Reduce to 1/4 of original volume. You may be able to find the exact recipe and amounts online. This recipe is one of my all-time favorites.
 
Maedl October 17, 2012
I agree, Susan--and was also thinking of mixing just a bit of honey or molasses into the balsamic to get that note of sweetness. I tasted some of the vincotto after I wrote my note above--if I had some molasses, I'd give it a try, but alas, no molasses where I live.
 
cratecooking October 17, 2012
A nice concentrated, aged balsamic vinegar should do. I love using fig balsamic vinegar, too!
 
Maedl October 17, 2012
'Vin cotto' means 'cooked wine'. You can make your own, which is the way many people do in Puglia. Here's a recipe to get you started: http://www.academiabarilla.com/italian-recipes/step-step-recipes/cartellate-cotto-fritters-cooked-wine.aspx

I would use a Primitivo for the red wine.
 
Monita October 17, 2012
A search on amazon.com offers some possibilities for vin cotto
http://www.amazon.com/s/?ie=UTF8&keywords=vincotto+vinegar&tag=googhydr-20&index=aps&hvadid=7297001009&hvpos=1s2&hvexid=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=20587
But you could also try a very sweet wine like a ruby port
 
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