SARDEGNA Flashcards
what’s the capital ?
Cagliari
Climate
Warm Mediterranean
Soils
Granite soils and sandy
Most important red varieties
Cannonau
Carignano
Monica
Bovale Sardo
Bovale di Spagna
Cagnulari
Pascale di Cagliari
Most important white grapes
Vermentino
Nasco
Nuragus
Torbato
Semidano
Sardegna along side with Sicily ,Friuli Venezia-Giulia ,Trentino Alto-Adige and Aosta Valley are
autonomous regions
The only DOCG here is
Vermentino di Gallura
Another important DOC’s are ….
Cannonau di Sardegna
Vermentino di Sardegna
Monica di Sardegna
Sardegna Semidano
Moscato Di Sardegna
This island is home of 120 native grapes although the production is dominated by …
-Vermentino for whites
-Cannonau for reds
Is considered probably the …
most ancient wine tradition region in Italy
Vermentino di Gallura is a ….typically bright straw yellow color with a…
dry white
greenish tinge
this wine has notes of ..
white flowers
is made using …
95% Vermentino di Gallura and 5% allowed non-aromatic white varieties
The most common style is …
dry although frizzante, spumante ,passito and late vendimia are also produced
Superiore must reach at least …
13% ABV rather then standard 12%