Visiting the Winery

Argiolas A 20-minute drive from Cagliari; tours can be arranged with a week's notice (Via Roma 56, Serdiana; 011-39-070-74-06-06). Afterward, stop at Santa Maria di Sibiola, a Romanesque church hidden in the olive groves nearby.

Where to Eat

Alla Buca di Lapo Sample some of Italy's best artisanal cheeses and salumi at this year-old wine bar on the site of a 13th-century convent (Corso Vittorio Emmanuele 56, Cagliari; 011-39-070-65-45-70).

S'apposentu Young chef Roberto Petza brings admirable creativity to Sardinia's traditional ingredients; try his free-range quail pan-roasted with lardo (pork fat) and myrtle. On the second floor of the opera house Teatro Lirico(Via Sant'Alenixedda, Cagliari; 011-39-070-408-23-15).

Sa Muskera This trattoria, which specializes in rustic meat dishes, is a few minutes from the Argiolas winery (Via Regina Margherita 8A, Serdiana; 011-39-070-74-36-87).
—Bob Bowe