Stelo Italian Wine

The white grape Vermentino is among the Sardinian traditional varieties to more recent introduction and also from the Iberian peninsula, has arrived in the last century, via Corsica, off the coast of Gallura, where it has found its ideal habitat in vineyards on granite dissolution . In recent years, because of its good productivity and its excellent wine, it has spread throughout the island, passing the frequency of 5%. The recent introduction of Vermentino prevented were cited by various scholars of Sardinian grape varieties, such as missing Ark, Moris, Gemini, while the Cettolini, as if to confirm its origin, it calls for more falsely, as well as its Brustio behalf of Corsica. Vermentino is grown usually as small trees, but in new systems are preferred forms expanded to ensure a constant production and abundant. No particular climatic requirements, although it prefers to decay granitic soils typical of Gallura, and which produces a wine characterized by its finesse. The grape Vermentino is being used to obtain the DOC and DOCG Vermentino di Gallura Vermentino di Sardegna Alghero Vermentino and sparkling. It is significant that wines with a designation based Vermentino have now exceeded 40% of total DOC wines of Sardinia.