white grape

Carricante

High-altitude volcanic slopes of Mount Etna; cool nights give brisk acidity.

Known as: Carricante

Carricante is the white grape of Mount Etna, grown high on the volcano's black lava slopes in Europe's most dramatic vineyards.

It produces some of Italy's most exciting white wines — deeply mineral, citrus-loaded and smoky, with a saline tension that demands attention.

For the buyer, Carricante is cult coolness: a modern classic with real mountain energy.

Flavour & Aroma Profile

Aroma

citrusapplewet stonevolcanic smoke

Flavour

lemonlimegreen applemineralsmoky

Food Pairing

· grilled fish
· risotto
· goat cheese
· crustacean pasta

Notable Carricante Wines

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Curated top picks first, then other wines made from Carricante.

★ Top Pick

white

Sicily Carricante

Sicily · 2024 (representative vintage)

Sicily Carricante is an white wine from Italy, in the Sicily region (The largest island in the Mediterranean, at Italy's southern tip, dominated by Mount Etna.), made principally from Carricante. a house-style Sicily carricante that showcases the grape in this region.

$12–$28 est. retail