Caramelise the sugar in a pot until golden. Deglaze with wine and bring to the boil. Boil down with cinnamon, orange or lemon peel for 20-30 minutes at high heat until the stock has reduced to about 1/3.
Pour in the cassis. Drain the apricots. Wash and quarter the figs. Wash apples and pears, remove seeds and cut into eighths. Steam apples and pears in red wine stock for 3-5 minutes, figs and apricots for 1-2 minutes.
Take the pot off the stove. Let the fruit steep in the stock for about 30 minutes, then let it cool down. Whip the cream until stiff and allow the vanilla sugar to trickle in. Serve the fruits with stock and vanilla cream.
Sprinkle with pistachios.