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Sardinia’s climate: a primer
Climate is the second most important determinant of a wine, after grape variety. Understanding climate — and its interaction with viticulture — is therefore essential to understanding Sardinia’s wines. Sardinia is one of the…
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Tasting Note: Tuvaoes 2023 – Cherchi – Vermentino di Sardegna DOC
Cherchi’s Tuvaoes is another compelling demonstration of what Sardinia can achieve with Vermentino across its diverse soils and microclimates. Produced in the area of Usini, in the province of Sassari (north-west Sardinia), this wine…
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Tasting Note: I Giganti Bianco 2024 – Cantina Contini – Isola dei Nuraghi IGT
Today’s tasting is dedicated to I Giganti Bianco, one of the newer labels from Cantina Contini. This white wine is a carefully calibrated blend of Sardinia’s indigenous grape varieties, resulting in a style that…
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Tasting Note: Dominariu 2023 – Melis – Terralba DOC
This tasting note is dedicated to Dominariu, a varietal Bovale red wine produced by Melis, a family-run winery based in Terralba — the reference terroir for Bovale-based wines and the heartland of the Campidano…
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Carignano: Where Sardinia’s Terroir Provides Excellence
Introduction Carignano is the third most-planted black grape variety in Sardinia and the fourth most planted variety overall, after Cannonau, Monica, and Vermentino. With approximately 2,000 hectares under vine, Carignano accounts for about 7%…
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Tasting Note: Deminera 2021 – Sa Defenza – Vino Rosso
This tasting note is dedicated to Deminera, a distinctive red wine produced by Sa Defenza, one of the pioneers of Sardinia’s emerging low-intervention wine movement. Deminera is an artisanal red wine made almost entirely…
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Tasting Note: Zojòsu 2022 – Tenuta Masone Mannu – Cannonau di Sardegna DOC
This tasting note is dedicated to Zojòsu, a varietal red wine made from Cannonau (Grenache) by Tenuta Masone Mannu, a renowned estate based in Monti, in the inland heart of the Gallura region (north-east…
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Tasting Note: Ottomarzo 2016 – Tenute Dettori – Romangia Rosso IGT
This tasting note is dedicated to Ottomarzo, a truly distinctive red wine and one of the very few examples of a varietal Pascale wine. Pascale is a Sardinian black grape variety that has traditionally…
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Vermentino: the Sardinian White Bewitching the World
Vermentino is Sardinia’s leading white grape variety — and one of the most talked-about Mediterranean grapes today. Plantings keep rising, not only on the island but across the globe, and its name is increasingly…
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