# Cannonau Tasting at Cantine di Orgosolo, Vineyards and Winery with Barbagia Cheeses

Tasting · 2 h · From €25 · Vineyards, winery and three wines with Barbagia cheeses; minimum 4 people

Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/italy/sardinia/barbagia/things-to-do/cannonau-tasting-in-orgosolo

Dónde: Barbagia

The Barbagia is not only shepherding: on the slopes between Orgosolo, Mamoiada and Oliena, Cannonau, Sardinia's red grape, is grown, and also granatza, a local white. This visit is the most direct way to taste it where it is made, a few minutes from the murals.

## Who organises it

Cantine di Orgosolo was born in 2007 from the union of a group of the village's small growers, each with their own vineyard and story. The winery is in Orgosolo's craft zone, on Via E. Mattana, and makes three Cannonau di Sardegna DOC wines, Fromboliere, Luna Vona and Neale, a red and a white IGT Barbagia, Locoe and Ispavillu, and a grappa.

## What the visit is like

It lasts about two hours. It starts in the vineyard, where they tell you how Cannonau is worked in the mountains, continues through the winery and ends with the tasting: three wines from the area, with Cannonau at the centre, accompanied by dried ricotta, young pecorino, aged pecorino and pane carasau, the crisp bread of Sardinian shepherds. It is done in Italian or English.

Wear comfortable, seasonal clothing and shoes for walking among the vines: in summer the sun is strong in the vineyards, and in winter it is cold at this altitude.

## Price and conditions

From €25 per adult.

Groups of 4 to 25 people. If there are two of you, ask whether they can join you with others.

Over-18s only.

All year; the time is agreed when booking.

Transport and extra wine or tastings are not included.

## How to book

The winery does not publish a phone number or email on its website: you book with the form on the visit page, stating date, number of people and language. Ask several days ahead, especially in summer and in October, when the area fills up with the autumn festivals, such as Gustos e Nuscos in Orgosolo.

## How to combine it

In the morning, the Orgosolo murals and lunch at Il Portico, whose menu includes the house Cannonau wine; in the afternoon, the tasting. Sort out who drives: the roads back to Nuoro, Oliena or Olbia are winding.

## Consejos

### Book with your group already formed
The minimum is four people.

### Decide who drives
Three wines and a mountain road do not mix.

### Buy there
The winery sells its bottles; it also has an online shop.

## Preguntas frecuentes

### How much does the tasting in Orgosolo cost?
From €25 per adult.

### How long does it last?
About two hours, with vineyard, winery and tasting.

### What do you taste?
Three wines from the area, mainly Cannonau, with cheeses and pane carasau.

### Can children come?
No: the visit is only for over-18s.