Vine-growing, that was likely brought for the island by the Phoenicians, enjoyed a decisive enhance between the XIV and XV centuries because of the efforts of your judge Eleonora d'Arborea and Alfonse of Aragon, and then together with the advent of the Piemontese dominion.



These days grape and wine production is actually a flourishing business thanks to the island's geographic place, its fertile soil and fine climate - specifically on the hills which might be protected from the winds.

Grapes with high sugar content yield wines, specifically whites that attain high alcohol content material with respect to those from the mainland. This also provides the basis for production of fine sweet wines as well as sparkling varieties.



The primary grapes, as well as Nuragus that was presumably brought more than by the Phoenicians, contain Cannonau, Giro and Torbato, imported by the Spanish, Barbera, Sangiovese and Trebbiano introduced by the Piemontesi. Other red (Bovale, Carignano, Giro Monica and Nasco) and white (Malvasia di Sardegna, Moscato Bianco, Vermentino and Vernaccia d'Oristano) grapes complete the rich ampelographic panorama.



Among the DOC red and rose wines are the well-known Cannonau, produced throughout the islands in the grapes of your very same name (13.5% alcohol by volume), In the province of Cagliari they make the mild Carignano del Sul-cis (11 5%), Giro (14.5%), Monica (that reaches 14 5% although Monica di Sardegna "stops" at 12-13%) are all made from varietal grapes and are often also created in liquoroso - higher alcohol grade and commonly fortified - versions (17 5% which will come to be 18% or extra within the Cannonau).



The location between Cagliari and Oristano is definitely the house of Campidano di Terralba (11.5%) made from Sardinian and Spanish Bovale grapes. Arborea (11%) comes from close to Ori¬stano and is created from Sangiovese and regional grapes, Mandrolisai (11.5%) is developed with Bovale, Cannonau and Monica grapes close to Oristano and Nuoro. Alghero is often a newer wine and is created in each white and red.

The outstanding white wines contain the DOCG Vermentino di Gallura, produced in the province of Sassari in the grape with the exact same name (12%) Vermentino di Sardegna, an extremely pleasant white (10.5%) is created all through the island.



The triangle among Cagliari, Oristano and Nuoro produces Nuragus di Cagliari (11%), the province of Cagliari may be the property in the robust Nasco (14,5%) whilst Arborea Trebbiano (ten.5%) comes from near Oristano and they are all made with the grapes of your similar name.



Another current denomination could be the Sardinia Semidano produced within the Mogoro sub-zone. The majority of these wines are also produced in superior spumante, naturally sparkling and liquoroso versions, with alcohol volume that increases accordingly (to 17.5% and even 18% for the great and outstanding Vernaccia d'Oristano, Amongst the wines which can be mainly aperitifs - in each dry and sparkling, or for dessert, inside the liquoroso varieties there is certainly Mal-vasia di Bosa (15-17.5%), Malvasia di Cagliari (14-17.5%), Moscato di Cagliari (15-17.5%), Moscato di Sardegna spumante (11,5 %), a sparkling wine which is particularly fantastic when it comes from Gallura, and also the Moscato di Sorso-Sennori (15%-19%), which are all created from grapes of the similar name.



Naturally the list of Sardinia's wines doesn't finish right here.



Beyond the range from the controlled denominations, the island produces other fine wines.



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