The Tuscan tradition at the end of a meal has nothing to do with plating. You set out a few cantucci and pour Vin Santo into small glasses. Each person dips, waits two seconds, eats. That is it.
Vin Santo is an amber dessert wine from Toscana, made from dried white grapes aged in small oak barrels over several years. It is sweet and slightly oxidized, with a nutty, apricot depth that pulls the almond in the biscotto into focus. The wine and the biscotto evolved in the same region, for the same moment.
We serve this at the end of dinners. No preparation. You need a bottle of Vin Santo and a box of Gusta almond biscotti.
Set servings and units first. You can change them anytime.
Pour 2 fl oz of Vin Santo into a small dessert glass or wine glass. The glass should be wide enough to clear a biscotto without angling it.
Set 3 Gusta almond biscotti on a small plate alongside the glass.
Dip one biscotto into the wine and hold for 2 seconds. The flat cut face absorbs faster than the crust. Eat immediately, before it softens past the bite.
You made Cantucci con Vin Santo. Time to eat.
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Vin Santo varies widely in sweetness and body. A medium-dry version from Toscana with 5-8 years of aging noted on the label gives a better balance with the almond than a very sweet, young one. If you cannot find Vin Santo, a dry Marsala works as a substitute, though the flavor profile shifts toward hazelnut rather than apricot.
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