luisa camoglio

I am Luisa Camoglio, born in Cagliari in 1969, graduated from 2004 as a General practitioner in Amsterdam and from 2006 owner and farmer at La Casa di Sophia. La Casa di Sophia was built in 1920 (using stone from the local area) and it was abandoned for 25 years. Three sisters lived there during the summer to supervise the workers and participate in the duties of the vineyard. The house was restored in 2007 and named La Casa di Sophia, as my 1-year-old daughter.

I was a cooperative member of the local Cantina di Calasetta until 2011 when I decided to transform my own organic grapes into organic own wine. La Casa di Sophia became a farm and a winery. Fernando, an experienced local farmer, taught me his artisanal winemaking method. Nowadays in September, you still might smell the fermenting grapes walking around Calasetta. This artisanal method was easy to be reproduced, but again more scientific knowledge was needed. Several professional winemakers helped me out to find today’s recipe.

  My wines should be healthy without contamination of any unhealthy substances. Only sulfites are added and sometimes tartar acid (extracted from grapes). In the last years, my own grapes production (as in all areas) diminished, because my grapes plants are getting older, and the climate has become less mitigated. From May to November can be very hot and not raining at all. I rent two old vineyards, 100-75 and 40 years old, and notify them to an organic certification organization.