Panevino
Panevino
ITALY • Sardinia
Sensational natural wines from Sardinia
In Italian, “Pane e vino” means “bread and wine.” Gianfranco Manca was raised a baker. At an early age he took over his uncle’s bakery, baking the classic Sardinian breads that he learned to make from his mother and aunts. Their bread is still prized in his town and the bakery was a success. Along with the bakery, plots of land with very old vines had somehow remained in the family despite being neglected for years. They were trained in albarello (goblet), the traditional back-braking, low-growing system used on the islands of Italy. While majoritarily Cannonau, over 30 different grapes were planted.
In 2005 Manca released the first wines from this new project, based on 5 hectares of vines. The vines are farmed naturally, with just a bit of sulphur used for mildew prevention, and no fertlilizers. Winemaking is done very naturally. The wines are simply brilliant.
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