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.

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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Etna, Sicily, Italy

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Carricante: common questions

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.

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