Wines from Sardinia

Wines from Sardinia

7 products
    7 products
    Cantina Santadi Terre Brune Carignano del Sulcis DOC 2016 | Red Wine SFr. 38.5
    Cantina Santadi TERRE BRUNE Carignano del Sulcis DOC 2016
    CHF 38.50
    Cantina Giba GIBA BIANCO Vermentino di Sardegna DOC 2021 | White Wine SFr. 15.5
    Cantina Giba GIBA BIANCO Vermentino di Sardegna DOC 2021
    CHF 15.50
    Cantina Giba GIBA ROSSO Carignano del Sulcis DOC 2019 | Red Wine SFr. 15.5
    Cantina Giba GIBA ROSSO Carignano del Sulcis DOC 2019
    CHF 15.50
    Cantina Giba GIBA 6 Mura Rosso Carignano del Sulcis Riserva DOC 2017 | Red Wine SFr. 28
    Cantina Giba GIBA 6 Mura Rosso Carignano del Sulcis Riserva DOC 2019
    CHF 28.00
    Tenute Perdarubia PERDA RUBIA Cannonau di Sardegna DOC riserva 2018 | Organic Red Wine SFr. 27.5
    Tenute Perdarubia PERDA RUBIA Cannonau di Sardegna DOC Riserva 2019
    CHF 27.50
    Tenute Perdarubia NANIHA Cannonau di Sardegna DOC 2019 | Organic Red Wine SFr. 19
    Tenute Perdarubia NANIHA Cannonau di Sardegna DOC 2019
    CHF 19.00
    Tenute Sa Conca LOE VERMENTINO DI GALLURA DOCG SUPERIORE 2020 | White Wine SFr. 18
    Tenute Sa Conca LOE Fermentino di Gallura DOCG Superiore 2020
    CHF 18.00

    Sardinia, 150 miles (240km) off the west coast of mainland Italy, is the second-largest island in the Mediterranean Sea. Covering roughly 9300 square miles, it is almost three times the size of French-owned Corsica, its immediate neighbor to the north, and only marginally smaller than Italy's other major island, Sicily. The island, known as Sardegna to its Italian-speaking inhabitants, has belonged to various empires and kingdoms over the centuries. This is reflected in its place names, architecture, languages and dialects, and its unique portfolio of wine grapes.

    There are a lot of varieties of French and Spanish origin, exemplified by Grenache (called Cannonau here), Carignan (and its distinct clonal variants Bovale di Spagna and Bovale Grande) and Cabernet Sauvignon.

    The most "Italian" varieties here are Malvasia and Vermentino, but even Vermentino can only just be considered Italian, being more widely planted on Corsica and southern France – often under the name Rolle – than in its homeland, Liguria. Muscat Blanc (Moscato Bianco), ubiquitous all around the Mediterranean, further contributes to the pan-Mediterranean feel of Sardinian viniculture.

    Even if winemaking is not so popular here like in the other Italian regions, a handful of producers are creating high-quality wines, which are gradually gaining international recognition. The majority of Sardinian vineyards lie on the western side of the island, which is also where its most location-specific DOCs are found. They line the west coast, running from south to north: Carignano del Sulcis, Vernaccia di Oristano, Malvasia di Bosa and Alghero. Even the large Cagliari DOC, which covers a good proportion of the island's southern half, is strongly biased towards the west coast. The exception to this westerly bias is Vermentino di Gallura, the island's only DOCG, whose catchment area covers the island's northeastern corner. However the most familiar appellations to many drinkers are likely to be the island-wide DOCs Cannonau di Sardegna and Vermentino di Sardegna. (© Wine-Searcher). 

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