Liguria

Question 1

Which tribe is credited with planting the steep Ligurian slopes? Roughly when?

Answer 1

Liguri Tribe

1000 BC

Question 2

Who introduced formal viticulture to Liguria?

Answer 2

Greeks and Etruscans

Question 3

What was the most important medieval political power in Liguria?

Answer 3

Maritime Republic of Genoa

Question 4

Where does Liguria rank in Italy regarding overall size and total planted acreage?

Answer 4

3rd smallest region

2nd smallest in acreage?

Question 5

What borders Liguria in each direction?

Answer 5

W- France
NW-N= Piemonte
NE= Emilia romagna
E= Toscana

Question 6

What are the four provinces of Liguria?

Answer 6

1. Imperia
2. Savona
3. Genoa
4. La Spezia

Question 7

What are the two main mountain ranges of Liguria?

Answer 7

Maritime Alps and Ligurian Appenines

Question 8

What are the soils of the Ponente and Levante?

Answer 8

Ponente- REDDISH CALCAREOUS MARL

Levante- CLAY, SAND AND LIMESTONE

Question 9

Where is Bosco native?

Answer 9

La Spezia

Question 10

WhatgrapeisAlbarola“geneticallyidentical”to? Wheredoesitgobythisname?

Answer 10

Bianchetta Genovese

Golfo del Tigullio-Portofino DOC

Val Polcevera DOC

Question 11

In which Ligurian DOCs does Rossesse take a starring role?

Answer 11

Dolceaqua DOC

Rossese Riviera Liguria di Ponente DOC

Question 12

What is the traditional vine training system of western and eastern Liguria?

Answer 12

Western= alberello

Eastern= pergola

Question 13

What are the subzones of Cinque Terre?

Answer 13

Costa de Sera
Costa de Campu
Costa de Posa

Question 14

When may Sciacchetrà be released? What about the Riserva?

Answer 14

November of yr following harvest

Riserva= 3 yrs

Question 15

What are the five “lands” of Cinque Terre?

Answer 15

5 fishing villages on cliffs north of La Spezia

1. Monterosso
2. Vernazza
3. Corniglia
4. Manarola
5. Riomaggiore

Question 16

What is Liguria’s only inter-regional DOC?

Answer 16

Colli Di Luni DOC

Question 17

What are the 4 wines of Colli di Luni DOC?

Answer 17

1. Vermentino (90%)
2. Albarola (85%)
3. Bianco (vermentino & trebbiano toscano)
4. Rosso (Sangiovese)

Question 18

What is Liguria’s smallest DOC?

Answer 18

Val Polcevera DOC

Question 19

What is Liguria’s largest DOC?

Answer 19

Riviera Ligure di Ponente DOC

Question 20

What are the 5 wines of Riviera Ligure di Ponente DOC?

Answer 20

1. Pigato (95%)
2. Vermentino (95%)
3. Moscato Bianco (dry and passito)
4. Rossese (90% dry and passito)
5. Granaccia

Question 21

What are the subzones of Riviera Ligure di Ponente and what wines apply to each sub?

Answer 21

1. Albenganese (best Pigato)
2. Finalese (best Vermentino)
3. Riviera dei Fiori

These 3 = V, P and R

4. Taggia = Moscato Bianco
5. Quiliano = Granaccia

Question 22

What was Liguria’s first DOC in 1972?

Answer 22

Dolceaqua DOC

Question 23

What is the dominant soil of Rossesse di Dolceaqua?

Answer 23

Red, calcareous soil

Question 24

What is the base grape (and %) for Rossesse di Dolceaqua?

Answer 24

95% Rossese

Question 25

Rossesse di Dolceaqua has 38 MGAs - can you name one?

Answer 25

Arcagna
Luvaira
Pini
Curli
Posaù
Galae

Question 26

What portion of Liguria’s wine production is at DOC/G level?

Answer 26

70%

Question 27

What are the proportions of Cinque Terre?

What does each varietal contribute to the wine?

What are the aging requirements?

Answer 27

Min 40% Bosco (structure/body)

40% or less Albarola (acid) &/or vermentino (perfume)

Dry (includes 3 sub zones)

Passito = Schiacchetrà