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Sardinia wine


Isolation in mid-Mediterranean has made Sardinia the most idiosyncratic of Italian regions. The island's history has been influenced as much by foreigners, Spaniards in particular, as by other Italians.

The island's vines tell a story of their own, frequently with a Spanish accent. The Mediterranean stalwarts are there in the various clones of Moscato and Malvasia, but several other varieties are unique in Italy, such as Girņ, Cannonau, Nuragus, Monica, Semidano, Torbato and Vernaccia di Oristano...

Wine

Sardinians have sharply reduced vineyards and volume of production recently while notably improving the general quality of wines. Among DOC wines, whites prevail by nearly two to one over reds. The island's most productive vineyard area is the Campidano, the fertile plains and low rolling hills northwest of the capital and major port of Cagliari. The varieties grown there, Girņ, Malvasia, Monica, Moscato, Nasco and Nuragus, carry the name of Cagliari in their denominations.

A rising star among red wines is Carignano del Sulcis, from the southwest, where certain wineries have emerged with notable style recently. A curiosity among the reds is the moderately sweet Girņ di Cagliari. In addition to its 20 wines of DOC and DOCG, Sardinia has 16 IGTs, the most of any region.

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Characteristics

Important wine-relevant geographic characteristics of Italy include:
The extensive lattitudinal range of the country permits wine growing from the Alps in the north to almost within sight of Africa in the south
The fact that Italy is a peninsula with a long shoreline, contributing moderating climate to coastal wine regions
The extensive mountains and foothills providing a range of altitudes for grape growing and a variety of climate and soil conditions

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Good and excelent wines are found in the historical wine countries as in the new ones.
Peaceful, welcoming landscapes or dramatic, rough ones, as well as venerable coltural heritages, enrich most continents.
Tasty, various, and healthy cuisines belong, instead, only to few lucky countries.
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