The Cantina Sociale Gallura is located in the town of Tempio Pausania on the foothills of Mount Limbara. This cooperative was founded in 1956 and it currently has 160 producers contributing their grapes. The total area of planted vineyards is about 600 acres. The soil, a mix of sand and rock, is poor, and the vines have to struggle to survive this hostile environment. The limited grape yield offers unique and prized qualities. Most of the properties are planted with Vermentino, Nebbiolo and Moscato varietals. The strict selection systems, modern winemaking process and aging in barrels, they produce high quality wines with organoleptic characteristics attuned to the changing tastes and needs of consumers. Spearhead of the Cantina Gallura is the "Vermentino di Gallura", the only wine in Sardinia awarded, since 1996, of the aspired Denomination of Origin Controlled and Guaranteed.