Mirto di Sardegna GI
In Sardinian: murta (la pianta)
A liqueur made from myrtle berries, at least 150 g per litre, and bottled in Sardinia to bear the name Mirto di Sardegna.
- To be called Mirto di Sardegna it must have at least 150 g of berries per litre and be bottled in Sardinia. Source: gazzettaufficiale.it
- The liqueur is the youngest use of the plant: before it came the medicinal, dyeing and aromatic uses of the leaves. Source: files.regione.sardegna.it
- Myrtle berries are usually black, but there are white-berried varieties: the Sardinian dictionary calls them biancale. Source: ditzionariu.nor-web.eu



