How do you pronounce Carricante?

Carricante is pronounced kah-ree-KAHN-teh.

Where does Carricante come from?

Carricante grows in Etna, Sicily, Italy.

What does Carricante taste like?

Expect green apple, lemon zest, saline minerality, white flowers. Closest familiar reference: A bone-dry volcanic white with the nerve of dry Riesling and the salinity of Chablis.

What wine is Carricante similar to?

If you usually drink Riesling, Carricante is the underdog swap to try. Other lesser-known grapes in the same style: Hondarrabi Zuri, Erbaluce, Arinto.

Carricante — Underdog Grape Guide

Tasting profile: Green apple and lemon zest pulled taut over a saline, almost smoky mineral core, bone dry and still climbing after five years in bottle.
Where it grows: Etna, Sicily, Italy
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The region

Etna, Sicily, Italy

If you like

Riesling

Wines like Carricante

Hondarrabi Zuri Erbaluce Arinto Furmint

Carricante: common questions

What wine is Carricante similar to?: If you usually drink Riesling, Carricante is the underdog swap to try. Other lesser-known grapes in the same style: Hondarrabi Zuri, Erbaluce, Arinto.

Read the deep diveCarricante: The Volcanic White That Ages Like Great Riesling

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