Silvio Carta Vernacchia "Valle del Tirso" washington WINEMAKING | Traditional vinification and

WINEMAKING | Traditional vinification and elevage

) from several exceptional vineyards in the Columbia

David Gleave

Elegant and balanced Sauvignon Blanc

Silvio Carta Vernacchia "Valle del Tirso" washington WINEMAKING | Traditional vinification and"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