Planting 7 acres of mostly Pinot Noir in 1999 with his parents it seems he found his calling

The Altos team are terroir "junkies" obsessed with the land and varying soils

Frosted pear

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

found in Sardinia since the times of the Phoenicians

Silvio Carta Vernacchia "Valle del Tirso" sauvignon gris Planting 7 acres of mostly"The Carta family has been making (and storing) wine in the sleepy coastal town of Oristano for generations. The local grape is Vernaccia (though not the one from Gimignano). The vine was possibly introduced by the Phoenicians, or it was cultivated from wild vines of the Tirso Valley. The style is oxidative, but no Englishman created or discovered this wine (as happened in Marsala). And maybe thats a shame, because these wines deserve to be better