📜 Romangia
Romangia is an Italian PGI (IGT) for white, rosé and red wines, also frizzante, novello, late-harvest and dried-grape, from five communes in the province of Sassari, Sardinia.
Romangia is an Italian protected geographical indication (PGI, formerly IGT) for wines from the whole territory of five communes in the province of Sassari, northern Sardinia: Castelsardo, Osilo, Sennori, Sorso and Valledoria. The climate is Mediterranean, tempered by the sea.
The specification covers white, rosé and red wines, novello, frizzante versions, late-harvest wines (uve stramature) and wines from dried grapes (uve appassite). Minimum total alcohol is 10% vol for white, 10.5% vol for rosé, 11% vol for red and novello, 10.5% vol for frizzante, 15.5% vol for late-harvest (at least 12% developed) and 16% vol for dried-grape wines (at least 9% developed). Minimum total acidity is 3.5 g/l as tartaric acid. One or two grape varieties may be named on the label.
A long list of varieties is authorised, including Vermentino, Cannonau, Bovale, Cagnulari, Monica, Nuragus, Nasco, Malvasia di Sardegna and Torbato. The maximum yield is 19,200 kg of grapes per hectare, and 16,000 kg/ha for late-harvest and dried-grape wines.
Facts
| Registered | PGI, protected in the EU since 19 February 1999 1 |
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How it connects to Wine
📜 Romangia → → → 🍷 Still wine → kind of → 🍷 Types of wine → kind of → 🍷 Wine
Links
- Where it is
- 📍 Sardinia
- Wines
- 🍷 Red wine, 🍷 White wine
- Related to
- 🍷 Still wine
Frequently asked questions
Which wines does Romangia cover?
White, rosé and red wines, novello, frizzante versions, late-harvest wines and wines from dried grapes. One or two varieties may be named on the label.
Where is Romangia produced?
In the whole territory of Castelsardo, Osilo, Sennori, Sorso and Valledoria, in the province of Sassari (Sardinia).
What is the minimum alcohol?
10% vol for white, 10.5% vol for rosé, 11% vol for red and novello; 15.5% vol for late-harvest and 16% vol for dried-grape wines.
What to read next
- 🍷 White wine — Wine made from grape juice without the skins; it can come from pale and even dark berries.
- 🍷 Still wine — Wine without noticeable bubbles: EU category 1, at least 8.5–9 % actual alcohol and no more than 15 % total; red, white, rosé or orange.
Similar
📜 Marmilla · 📜 Nurra · 📜 Isola dei Nuraghi · 📜 Planargia · 📜 Province of Nuoro · 📜 Tharros
⚠️ Wine contains alcohol: adults only, drink in moderation. Wine usually contains sulphites; egg white or milk proteins are sometimes used for fining — important for allergies and for vegans.
Sources
- eAmbrosia – EU geographical indications register
- Fascicolo tecnico / documento unico IGP Romangia (PGI-IT-A0812-AM01), eAmbrosia, Ares(2014)1999959
- Wikidata