Sardinian wine explained

Sardinian wine is Italian wine produced on the island of Sardinia.^[1]

Grape varieties

• Albaranzeuli bianco
• Albaranzeuli nero
• Arvesiniadu
• Barbera Sarda
• Bovale
• Cannonau (Grenache)
• Girò
• Greco nero
• Malvasia
• Monica
• Moscato
• Nasco
• Nuragus
• Pascale di Cagliari
• Vermentino
• Vernaccia di Oristano

DOC/G zones

• Alghero, produced in the province of Sassari.
• Arborea, produced in the province of Oristano.
• Campidano di Terralba, produced in the provinces of Cagliari and Oristano.
• Cannonau di Sardegna, produced throughout the island.
• Carignano del Sulcis, produced in the province of Cagliari.
• Girò di Cagliari, produced in the provinces of Cagliari and Oristano.
• Malvasia di Bosa, produced in the province of Nuoro.
• Malvasia di Cagliari, produced in the provinces of Cagliari and Oristano.
• Mandrolisai, produced in the provinces of Nuoro and Oristano.
• Monica di Cagliari, produced in the provinces of Cagliari and Oristano.
• Monica di Sardegna, produced throughout the island.
• Moscato di Cagliari, produced in the provinces of Cagliari and Oristano.
• Moscato di Sardegna, produced throughout the island.
• Moscato di Sorso Sennori, produced in the province of Sassari.
• Nasco di Cagliari, produced in the provinces of Cagliari and Oristano.
• Nuragus di Cagliari, produced in the provinces of Cagliari, Nuoro and Oristano.
• Sardegna Semidano, produced throughout the island.
• Vermentino di Gallura DOCG, produced in the provinces of Nuoro and Sassari.
• Vermentino di Sardegna, produced throughout the island.
• Vernaccia di Oristano, produced in the province of Oristano.

IGT zones

• Barbagia, produced in the province of Nuoro.
• Colli del Limbara, produced in the provinces of Sassari, Olbia-Tempio and Nuoro.
• Isola dei Nuraghi. produced throughout the region of Sardegna
• Marmilla, produced in the provinces of Cagliari and Oristano.
• Nurra, produced in the province of Sassari.
• Ogliastra, produced in the provinces of Cagliari and Nuoro.
• Parteolla, produced in the province of Cagliari.
• Planargia, produced in the provinces of Nuoro and Oristano.
• Provincia di Nuoro, produced in the province of Nuoro.
• Romangia, produced in the province of Sassari.
• Sibiola, produced in the province of Cagliari.
• Tharros, produced in the province of Oristano.
• Trexenta, produced in the province of Cagliari.
• Valle del Tirso, produced in the province of Oristano.
• Valli di Porto Pino, produced in the province of Cagliari.

Notes and References

1. T. Stevenson, ed. The Sotheby's Wine Encyclopedia (5th Edition) pgs 347-357 Dorling Kindersley (2011)