Vin Santo and Cantucci: Tuscan Dessert Tradition

# Vin Santo and Cantucci: Tuscan Dessert Tradition

The classic end to any Tuscan meal: small almond biscotti dunked in a sweet amber dessert wine.

Key facts

• Cantucci (also called cantuccini): hard almond biscotti, baked twice.
• Vin santo: sweet wine made from dried grapes, served in tiny glasses.
• The ritual: dip the biscotto into the wine for 2-3 seconds, eat.
• Cost at a trattoria: 5-7 euro for a small plate of biscotti and a glass of vin santo.
• Most trattorias offer this on the house at the end of a full meal — ask if it isn't brought.

What I tell visitors

If a server brings cantucci and vin santo without you asking after dinner, they like you. Tip extra.

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Final word

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