Attilio Scienza interview with Stevie in Sardinia | Travel Italy

Join Stevie Kim in another episode of “On the Road Edition” (which you can find here and on the Italian Wine Podcast) where she travels once again to an important destination for wine. Today she is in Sardinia with Attilio Scienza. The two are on a “Gita Scolastica” or “Field Trip” exploring the wines around Talana and Galtellì along the east coast of Sardinia, facing the Tyrrhenian Sea. They are guests of Sella & Mosca, a historic winery founded in 1899. Today the winery has over 550 hectares of vineyards and is one of the most important wine producers in Sardinia.

This is part 3 of 4 from the Sardinian series in which Stevie and the professor talk about local food, wine, culture, and much more. The video is in Italian with English subtitles, but you can also find it as a podcast on our Soundcloud by visiting the link: www.italianwinepodcast.com

After taking a geological tangent exploring the significance of the Sardinian fault systems and the formation of the metamorphic rock layer schist that influences viticulture and wine in the region, the professor continues explaining the difference between the local Vermentino di Gallura and the comparable Vermentino di Liguria from the mainland, which tends to have a more mineral character. Vermentino, a light-skinned grape variety common both in Sardinia and Liguria, is enjoying particular popularity in America right now, and the professor also explains why the grape is harvested twice. The resulting Vermentino di Gallura is a delightful pale white wine with bright refreshing acidity and hints of green apple, citrus, and ripe pear. It is the only wine in Sardinia to have achieved DOCG status.

The professor also reveals the five best lessons on Sardinian wine from this "Gita," including tips on where to look for authentic Sardinia, beyond the well-known tourist destinations, and the uniqueness of Sardinia's culture and history, things that students may not have appreciated before, but which they now have an obligation to share around the world!

Finally, to savor the authentic taste of Sardinia, the professor explains that you must try porceddu, a typical whole spit-roasted pig. If you’re still hungry afterwards, the professor recommends the typical fregola sarda, a local dish that looks very much like couscous, but is actually a type of Italian pasta. The professor also recommends the wide variety of Sardinian cheeses and the mouth-watering range of sweets and desserts made with local almonds and honey, all washed down with a light and floral Vernaccia di Oristano.

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On The Road Edition hosted by Stevie is a series, part of the Mamma Jumbo Shrimp brand, available both on YouTube and on the Italian Wine Podcast. Besides these, the Mamma Jumbo Shrimp family also includes a series of books, wine courses, and much more - the truth is that we love Italian wine, but we won’t turn our nose up at other wines! You can discover more about us through these links: www.italianwinepodcast.com

English Version

Join Stevie Kim on another "On the Road Edition" (found here and on the Italian Wine Podcast) where she travels to yet another important wine destination. Today she is in Sardinia with Attilio Scienza. They are on a "Gita Scolastica" or "Field Trip" exploring the wines from around Talana and Galtellì on the east coast of Sardinia facing the Tyrrhenian Sea. They are guests of Sella & Mosca, a historic winery founded in 1899. Today the winery has over 550 hectares of vineyards and is one of the most important wine producers in Sardinia.

This is part 3 of 4 from the Sardinian series, in which Stevie and the professor talk about the local food, wine, culture and so much more. The video is in Italian with English Subtitles, but you can always listen to this in podcast form on Soundcloud by visiting: www.italianwinepodcast.com

After a brief geological tangent exploring the significance of the Sardinian fault systems and the formation of the metamorphic rock layer schist that influences the viticulture and wine of the region, the professor goes on to explain the difference between the local Vermentino di Gallura and the comparable Vermentino di Liguria of the mainland, which tends to be more mineral in character. Vermentino, the light-skinned wine grape variety common to both Sardinia and Liguria, is enjoying particularly popularity in America at the moment, and the professor also explains why the grape is harvested twice. The resulting Vermentino di Gallura is a delightful pale white wine with bright, refreshing acidity and hints of green apple, citrus fruit and ripe pear. It’s the only wine in Sardinia to have achieved DOCG status.

The professor also gives his five top takeaways on Sardinian wine from the “Gita”, which includes his top tip on where to look for the authentic Sardinia, beyond the well-known tourist destinations, as well as recognition of Sardinia’s unique culture and history, which students may not have previously appreciated, but which they now have an obligation to share around the world!

Finally, for an authentic taste of Sardinia, the professor explains why you just have to try porceddu, a typical spit-roasted whole pig. If you’re still hungry after that, the professor recommends the typical fregola sarda, a local dish that looks a lot like couscous, but is in fact a type of Italian pasta. The professor also recommends the wide variety of Sardinian cheeses and the mouth-watering range of sweets and desserts made with local almonds and honey, all washed down with a light and floral Vernaccia di Oristano.

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On The Road Edition hosted by Stevie is a show both on YouTube and on the Italian Wine Podcast that falls within the Mamma Jumbo Shrimp brand. Aside from these, the MammaJumboShrimp family includes a series of books, a wine school and so much more - but the truth is, we love Italian wine but we won't turn our nose up at other wines, to discover more about us, just go ahead and punch in www.italianwinepodcast.com