The funky straw colored liquid served with desert is called raisin wine or passito. Raisin wine, as the name suggests, is made from dried, shriveled grapes. It's golden yellow in color and is a very sweet drink. Unlike other kinds of wine, passito isn't immediately pressed. Instead, the harvested grapes are laid flat on straw mats and are dried in the shade until they raisinate. Only then are the grapes pressed into wine. This age-old technique dates back to pre-Roman times. Raisin wines from Sicily are called moscato; those from Liguria are called sciachetrà. Raisin wines from Verona are called recioto; those from Tuscany are called vin santo.