If we were to look at the Sardinian wine world in a superficial way, we might split it neatly between Vermentino for white wines and Cannonau for reds. Fortunately, the reality is far more complex. In fact, with a keener eye, we can see that Sardinia is like an open-air wine laboratory, where many other native grape varieties are also earning a well-deserved place of prestige.

And these aren’t just grapes rediscovered only to remain in a kind of middle-quality limbo—more useful for storytelling than for producing outstanding wines. We’re talking about grape varieties that, in the hands of particularly talented winemakers, have given rise to wines of great depth and character.