Nasco Di Cagliari
Nasco is a white Italian wine grape variety that is grown primarily in Sardinia around the city of Cagliari. The grape has a long history on the island and is described by wine expert Jancis Robinson as "ancient".J. Robinson ''Jancis Robinson's Guide to Wine Grapes'' pg 125 Oxford University Press 1996 There is a special ''Denominazione di origine controllata'' (DOC) designation, ''Nasco di Cagliari'', for varietal wines that are 95–100% Nasco.P. Saunders ''Wine Label Language'' pp. 186 Firefly Books 2004 History While the grape was once widely planted throughout Sardinia, vineyards were devastated by the phylloxera epidemic of the 19th century and Nasco's numbers have been slow to rebound. Today there are less than 40 hectares (100 acres) of the vine planted on the island. DOC wines The DOC zone for Nasco extends south and west of the Gennargentu mountains and includes the broad Campidano plain.Joseph Batianich & David Lynch Vino Italiano: The Regional Wines of Italy" pg 4 ...
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Cagliari In Italy (2001–2016)
Cagliari (, also , , ; sc, Casteddu ; lat, Caralis) is an Italian municipality and the capital of the island of Sardinia, an autonomous region of Italy. Cagliari's Sardinian name ''Casteddu'' means ''castle''. It has about 155,000 inhabitants, while its metropolitan city (including Cagliari and 16 other nearby municipalities) has more than 431,000 inhabitants. According to Eurostat, the population of the Functional urban area, the commuting zone of Cagliari, rises to 476,975. Cagliari is the 26th largest city in Italy and the largest city on the island of Sardinia. An ancient city with a long history, Cagliari has seen the rule of several civilisations. Under the buildings of the modern city there is a continuous stratification attesting to human settlement over the course of some five thousand years, from the Neolithic to today. Historical sites include the prehistoric Domus de Janas, very damaged by cave activity, a large Carthaginian era necropolis, a Roman era amphith ...
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