Nonna Rosa Carmelo’s Fig or Wine Syrup

Vin cotto (cooked wine) is a thick syrup made throughout southern Italy, usually out of wine, wine must, or even figs. The fig variety is technically called cotto di fichi, but in my family we always used the term vin cotto. It is primarily used in desserts, such as cartellate, and is regarded as something of a precious commodity in my family. While it is readily available these days at certain Italian specialty stores that import it directly