Vermentino di Gallura is Sardinia's only DOCG wine. Grown in granite hills behind the Costa Smeralda, this white captures the Mediterranean in a glass: straw-gold, white peach and herbs, citrus and almond with a saline-mineral finish from decomposed granite soil and salt-laden sea winds. The perfect wine for the seafood you're eating in Sardinia. Sardinia →
Plan my Sardinia trip →Capichera (Arzachena): The family that elevated Gallura Vermentino internationally. VT vendemmia tardiva barrel-fermented ages like white Burgundy. €15-25 tasting. Surrau (Arzachena): Modern winery with architecture gallery, panoramic terrace. Sciala is the top Vermentino. €12-20. Cantina Gallura (Tempio Pausania): Cooperative, reliable, affordable. Canayli top cuvée. €8-15.
Region: northeastern Sardinia, Olbia to Santa Teresa Gallura. Getting there: Olbia airport (Ryanair). Car essential. Prices: base €8-14, Superiore €12-20, top €18-35. Pair with: grilled fish, bottarga, fregola with clams. Combine with: Costa Smeralda, La Maddalena, Stintino.