
Classification
- wine category: white
- carbon dioxide: still, semi-sparkling, sparkling
- residual sugar: dry, sweet
- registration year: 1996 DOCG
Designation
Vermentino di Gallura DOCG is an important designation of Sardinia, unique on the island having the DOCG appellation. Its name derives from the historical region of Gallura, a large area that extends in the north of Sardinia and which includes most of the province of Olbia-Tempio and a strip of the province of Sassari.
The designation includes several typologies depending on the wine-making process but, in all cases, they are accumulated by the same vine, the Vermentino.
Typologies
- Vermentino di Gallura
- Vermentino di Gallura Frizzante
- Vermentino di Gallura Spumante
- Vermentino di Gallura Superiore
- Vermentino di Gallura Passito
- Vermentino di Gallura Vendemmia tardiva

Nature
Grapes varieties
- Vermentino 95-100%
- other local non-aromatic white grapes 0-5%
Viticulture
- extension: -
- cultivation form: -
- maximum number of plants: 3.250 plants/hectare
- grapes production for riserva typology: 90 quintals/hectare
- grapes production for other typologies: 100 quintals/hectare
Territory
Production zone
- region: Sardinia
- provinces: Olbia-Tempio, Sassari
- territory: Gallura
Environment
- altitude: from sea level up to 500 m
- orography: hills
- soil: granitic, with a lot of skeleton
- climate: mediterranean, very windy, with mild winters