# Cari (Terre dei Santi)

> Sweet, Collina Torinese Cari DOC by [Terre dei Santi](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/terre-dei-santi.md), Monferrato, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/terre-dei-santi-cari).

- **Producer:** Terre dei Santi
- **Style:** Sweet
- **Denomination:** Collina Torinese Cari DOC
- **Grape:** Cari (Pelaverga di Pagno)
- **Production area:** Baldissero Torinese and other communes of the Collina Torinese
- **Vinification:** After a short maceration the grapes are pressed and the must goes through a slow fermentation with temperature-controlled second fermentation. No maturation.
- **Serving temperature:** 6 to 8 C, in coupe glasses
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-30



## Summary

A sweet, lightly sparkling red from Cari (Pelaverga), a historic grape of the Turin hills.

## Tasting notes

Pale cerasuolo red. Intense, fragrant nose of fresh cherry and wild strawberry. Lightly lively, sweet and very elegant, repeating the fruit on the palate; fine, persistent bubbles.

## Food pairings

Desserts and dry pastries, or between meals. In the production area it is traditionally served with strawberries.