This week’s Italian indigenous variety is Pascale Nero which hails from Sardinia where it is most widely grown. The grape is used generally in blends rather than in varietal wines . Typically the blend will also have Cannonau or Cagnulari in Sardegna. The grape can also be used as a table grape. The first producer to make the wine into a varietal was Tenuta Dettori, a biodynamic producer that does natural fermentation. The winery uses the Romangia IGT denomination for this wine.

Romangia is an area that has a long history with Vermentino, Cannonau, and Moscato di Sorso-Sennori. The Dettori vines are located at 250-300 meters above sea level. These bush trained vines are protected by 20 hectares Mediterranean scrub. The sea breeze help the grapes stay cool.