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Is described by Cupani in 1696 and Pastena (1970) identifies at least four varieties, distinguished by the different shape of the clusters: Catarratto common or Latin Catarratto polished loose, ...
CATARRATTO BIANCA
A white-wine grape native to Sicily where it is found widely grown along the western coast.
Marsala is traditionally produced with white berried grapes - Grillo, Inzolia, Catarratto and Damaschino - and only in recent times has been introduced the one from red grapes - the Rubino - produced with Pignatello, ...
Other important whites include Carricante, Catarratto, Coda de Volpe, Cortese, Falaghina, Grillo, Inzolia, Picolit, Traminer, Verdicchio, Verduzzo, Vermentino, and Vernaccia.
Marsala
fortified wine made from Catarratto variety in western Sicily
Maturity
age of the wine, often can be seen in the color ...
For a crisp, refreshing (and not terribly expensive) white, it's difficult to beat the 2005 Anthilia, a blend of local grapes, Ansonica and Catarratto, while the 2003 Chiaranda is a lovely Chardonnay with tasty tropical fruit and light spice.
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