Vineyards cover 65,900 hectares (Seventh) of which registered DOC plots total 7,400 hectares (Thirteenth).
Annual wine production of 2,185,000 hectolitres (Eleventh) includes 2.5 per cent or 104,000 hectolitre DOC (Fourteenth), of which about 65 per cent is white.
DOC AREAS
Arborea 2 Types: Sangiovese, Trebbiano, Campidano Di Terralba
Cannonau Di Sardegna, Rosato P-Dr, Superiore Naturale R-Dr, also Sw, Ag-2, Liquoroso Dolce Naturale R-Ft-Dr Ag-1
Carignano Del Sulcis R-Dr Rs Ag-2, also P-Dr
Giro Di Cagliari Dolce Naturale R-Sw; Secco R-Dr; Liquoroso R-Ft-Sw/Dr Rs Ag-2
Malvasia Di Bosa W-Dr/Sw, also Liquoroso W-Ft-Dr/Sw, Rs Ag-2
Malvisia Di Cagliari W-Dr/Sw, also Liquoroso W-Ft-Dr/Sw, Rs Ag-2
Mandrolisai R-P-Dr, Sup Ag-2
Monica Di Cagliari R-Sw/Dr, also Liquoroso R-Ft-Sw/Dr, Rs Ag-2
Monica Di Sardegna R-Dr, Sup Ag-1
Moscato Di Cagliari W-Sw, also Liquoroso W-Sw-Ft, Rs Ag-1
Moscato Di Sardegna W-Sw-Sp
Moscato Di Sorso-Sennori W-Sw, Also Ft
Nasco Di Cagliari W-Sw/Dr, also Liquoroso W-Sw-Ft, Rs Ag-2
Nuragus Di Cagliari W-Dr, also Sw, Fz
Vermentino Di Gallura W-Dr, also Sup
Vermentino Di Sardegna W-Dr, also Sw, Sp
Vernaccia Di Oristano W-Dr, also Liquoroso W-Ft-Dr/Sw, Ag-2, Sup Ag-3, Rs Ag-4
OTHER WINES OF NOTE R-Dr Abbala, Cannonau di Alghero, Nebbiolo di Luras, Nie`ddera Rosso di Berchidda, Tanca Farra` , Terre Brune W-Dr, Aragosta, Torbato di Alghero, Also Sp Vermentino di Usini
Others Anghelu Ruju R-Ft-Sw Malvasia di Planargia W-Dr, also Ft, Sw Nasco di Ortueri W-Sw/Dr Semidano di Mogoro W-Dr/Sw
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