Sella e Mosca Winery
This is one of the oldest and biggest wine estates in Sardinia, with beautifully maintained grounds, multilingual tours of the cellar, a wine shop and tasting room, and a surprisingly good museum. Don't let the moderate prices in the wine shop (bottles from 4€) mislead you: Sella e Mosca is a serious winemaker; the Cannonau D.O.C. is well balanced, spicy, and herbal -- even fuller-bodied are the cab-Cannonau blend, Tanca Farrà, and the 100% cabernet Marchese di Villamarina. Also, try the wonderfully versatile and hot-weather-friendly Terre Bianche. It's made from the white torbato, a temperamental but lovely grape that isn't grown anywhere else in Italy.
This is one of the oldest and biggest wine estates in Sardinia, with beautifully maintained grounds, multilingual tours of the cellar, a wine shop and tasting room, and a surprisingly good museum. Don't let the moderate prices in the wine shop (bottles from 4€) mislead you: Sella e Mosca is a serious winemaker; the Cannonau D.O.C. is well balanced, spicy, and herbal -- even fuller-bodied are the cab-Cannonau blend, Tanca Farrà, and the 100% cabernet Marchese di Villamarina. Also, try the wonderfully versatile and hot-weather-friendly Terre Bianche. It's made from the white torbato, a temperamental but lovely grape that isn't grown anywhere else in Italy.
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