The agronomic practices for the breeding of the Carricante del Gaudensius Blanc de Blancs provide, during the pruning of the screw, an increase in the leaf surface of the plant, with the aim of covering and protecting the bunches from sunlight. This practice, unlike the vineyards of carricant intended to produce grapes for firm white wine, is carried out to slow down the natural maturation of the berries. This agronomic practice promotes the concentration of malic acid and the accumulation of aromas. The carricante's harvest is made around mid -September.

Firriato is, in the panorama of large quality wine companies, the one that, in less than three decades, has been able to identify its own and original production path, which on Etna, has translated into the planning dedicated to the classic method, which in this territory boasts over 150 years of history. Gaudensius, the classic method forged by Etna. The specific side of the volcano, on which Firriato raises his vineyards, has peculiar characteristics. The reduced distance from the sea for which the vineyards intended for the production of sparkling base grapes are influenced by the union of marine breezes and mountain breezes that comply with an evident climatic difference between the coastal range and that of the hinterland of the volcano. Furthermore, the Etna terroir with its mesoclima and sandy soils of volcanic origin offers the ideal conditions for the breeding of the caricante. This vulcan endemic grape variety naturally grants sparkling wines. The combination of the pedoclimatic characteristics of Etna contribute to the development of grapes that are characterized by the intensity of perfumes and aromatic finesse.