Vermentino and Vernaccia
Portugal, the Vermentino, grape aroma, is known as the Codega. It is supposed to originate or 
the island of Madeira or Portugal itself, true is that it is highly popular in Liguria, Corsica and Sardinia. In our island one of the most popular and well known is the Vermentino di Gallura, In fact, the grape, prefers sandy soil and rocky, Local Area. One of the oldest manufacturers of Vermentino is the company Capichera Arzachena, strongly tied to the land and traditions of the same. This is demonstrated even by the label, where E is the unique Tomb of the Giants Coddu Vecchju, ancient monument featuring the area. Pride is not the company Capichera, and Late Harvest. Serve around 8-10°. We can not exempt from making reference Vernaccia, typical product of Oristano, but known in Sardinia. The origins of this wine are very old, so that we have assumed the origins of spontaneous wine vitis. E’ likely than white grapes have been imported by Phoenician presence in the island, even name, derives from the Latin Wine of the place, Vernacula. In 1327 you have the first evidence of the same, that appears in About Villa Church and still preserved in Iglesias 
(Villa Church). Eleonora D'arborea first demanded that the vacant lots were used for the cultivation of the vine, know that in the nineteenth century, a period of strong down-growing, given the presence of a parasite, the filossera, that destroyed the vines. After the war, many manufacturers joined in a cooperative. The wine is excellent as an aperitif, or associated with fish dishes. Excellent combination Mullet-Vernaccia, but also exhilarating you will find the matching Vernaccia-strong cheeses or smoked.
Claudia Zedda
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