In Sardinia the most ancient vine of western mediterranean
The archaeobotany team from the Biodiversity Conservation Centre (CCB) of the University of Cagliari has discovered the oldest grape culture and the origins of viticulture in Sardinia.
The archaeobotany team from the Biodiversity Conservation Centre (CCB) of the University of Cagliari has discovered the oldest grape culture and the origins of viticulture in Sardinia.
The origins of Carignano has to be found on the southern shores of the Mediterranean basin, from where it was introduced in Spain in the XII century.
Its origins are not clear: for someone are from the northeast of Spain, for others from Portugal.
The cultivation of this variety is spread throughout the island but concentrated in the central areas of the territory.