Carlo Deperu and his wife Tatiana Holler are crafting some of the most serious whites of the Mediterranean basin. The couple met in Milan, where Carlo earned his degree in viticulture and enology while Tatiana had come to study advertising from her native Brazil. In 2005, they returned to Carlo’s hometown of Perfugas, where his family had long made wine. The couple replanted the family vineyards and added new parcels, ultimately growing to 6 ha. Vermentino thrives here, giving full-bodied, mineral wines that rank among the Mediterranean’s most complex whites. The couple also produces a perfumed, chewy red from Cannonau and Muristellu. These wines are loaded with local character and brilliantly complement Mediterranean cuisine.