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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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Tasting Note: Su’nico 2022 – Cantina Su’entu – Marmilla Bovale IGT
This tasting note is dedicated to Su’Nico, a varietal Bovale produced by the innovative Cantina Su’Entu. Bovale is another hidden gem among Sardinia’s native grape varieties — capable of yielding tannic, structured, full-bodied wines…
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Cannonau or Garnacha: What Came First, the Chicken or the Egg?
In a previous post, I introduced Cannonau, the most widely grown black grape variety in Sardinia — the cornerstone of the island’s red wines. I also explained that Cannonau is genetically identical to Grenache…
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