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As in so a lot of Italy’s areas, wine is an integral a part of Sardinia’s historical past and economic system and, not least, its diverse gastronomy. Archaeological discoveries bear witness to a winemaking heritage relationship again to Roman occasions and almost definitely the sooner preRoman Phoenician period.
Sardinia was blanketed by a sea of vines with practically 80,000ha of vineyards within the nineteenth century, nonetheless at this time’s winery space covers simply 27,000ha – a mirrored image of a development in high quality wines from particular geographical areas on the expense of ‘rotgut rosso’.
Sardinia is Italy’s Cannonau stronghold, and it’s – together with its counterpart white selection Vermentino – the grape for which Sardinia is greatest recognized in Italy and abroad. Of the 41 grape varieties planted in Sardinia, the Cannonau di Sardegna DOC represents the biggest winery space, at somewhat greater than 1 / 4 of all plantings.
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Tasting notes and scores for 18 Sardinian crimson wines
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