Vigne Surrau

Where passion becomes wine

In the heart of Gallura, where the world-famous Costa Smeralda unfolds all its fascination, winemaking tradition and innvoation meet in the Surrau Valley, not far from one of the most beautiful beaches in the world.

When the 12 Demuro brothers were crushing grapes in vats as children, they were probably having so much fun that they didn't think about what they would have done as adults. For them, it was a game. As it was for all children at a time when every family in Gallura had its own vineyard and produced its own wine. And perhaps they had not expected that one day they would return to wine under the brand name Vigne Surrau, to tell the gentleness and harshness of their land and even the history of the family.

It all began in 2001 with the three hectares in Manganedda that his grandfather had planted in the 1920s; then came Surrau, 1 hectare. Over time, two other sites were added: Juanni Solu, on the road to Luogosanto (opposite the Capichera estates of his cousins Ragnedda), 20 hectares planted with Cabernet, Carignano, Cannonau, Bovale and Mauristeddu; and on the provincial road to Porto Cervo, in the village of Chilvaggia, the three-hectare estate that includes the main structure and cellar. Here, in the new winery built in 2004, there is a conference room and plenty of space for tastings. 

Today, when Pietrino Demuro narrates, the sincere enthusiasm of the child who trampled on the grapes flashes through as he guides his visitors through the various wineries, enthusiastically talking about how to plant and cultivate a vineyard, how to harvest the grapes, the new irrigation pipes, the great respect for the work of his employees. Not to mention the discovery that once the grapes are harvested, they are no longer touched by human hands and that they become wine thanks to a wise balance of modern technologies and ancient peasant wisdom, both indispensable.

Today the winery produces over 100,000 bottles, which are sold in Italy, Germany, England and even Russia, among other countries.