Liguria

Question 1

Where is Liguria located?

Answer 1

Liguria occupies a narrow band of mountainous coastland south of Piedmont.

Question 2

Where does viticulture in Liguria established?

Answer 2

In the region’s steep treacherous coastal terrain.

Question 3

What are the main white and red grapes of Liguria

Answer 3

Vermentino
Rosesse

Question 4

What is the grape variety of Colli di Luni DOC?

Answer 4

Bianco:
minimum 35% Vermentino
25%-40% Trebbiano Toscano
Rosso:
minimum 50% Sangiovese
Vermentino:
90% Vermentino
Albarola:
minimum 85% Albarola

Question 5

What is the minimum percentage of varietal Vermentino in Colli di Luni DOC?

Answer 5

Minimum 90% Vermentino

Question 6

What is the minimum percentage of varietal Albarola in Colli di Luni DOC?

Answer 6

Minimum 85% Albarola

Question 7

What is the climate of Liguria?

Answer 7

Mediterranean

Question 8

What is the synonym for Dolcetto in Liguria?

Answer 8

Ormeasco

Question 9

What grape varieties might you see bottled varietally in the Riviera Ligure di Ponente?

Answer 9

Pigato, Vermentino, Ormeasco, Rossese and Sangiovese, Moscato Bianco

Varietal Granaccia/Rossese:
Min. 90% stated variety
Max. 10% other non-aromatic red grapes suitable for production in Liguria
Varietal Pigato/Vermentino:
Min 95% stated variety
Max. 5% other non-aromatic grapes of the same color suitable for production in Liguria
Varietal Moscato:
100% Moscato Bianco

Question 10

What Ligurian DOC is 100% Rossese based?

Answer 10

Rossese di Dolceaqua DOC, in the Ponente.

Question 11

What is the varietal DOC for Ormeasco?

Answer 11

Pornassio (Ormeasco di Pornassio), 95%

Question 12

Where is Cinque Terre? What are the major grapes?

Answer 12

In Liguria, in the Levante.
Min 40% Bosco, plus
40% combined and/or Albarola, Vermentino

Question 13

Where is Colli di Luni DOC? What are the grapes?

Answer 13

In Liguria, in the Levante (shared with Tuscany).
Bianco: Min 35% Vermentino, plus 25-40% Trebbiano Toscano, plus
Rosso: Min 50% Sangiovese, plus
Also varietal Vermentino (90%) and Albarola (85%)

Question 14

What is the Eastern end of Liguria?

Answer 14

The Levante.

Question 15

What is the Western end of Liguria?

Answer 15

The Ponente

Question 16

What is the major difference in style between the Levante and Ponente?

Answer 16

Ponente wines tend to be varietal wines, whereas Levante wines tend to be blends.

Question 17

What is the sole notable sweet wine of Liguria, and who is one producer exported to the USA?

Answer 17

Sciacchetrà, a passito wine from Cinque Terre, produced by Walter de Battè

Question 18

Where is Val Polcävera DOC? What are the grapes?

Answer 18

Liguria
Bianco:
Min. 60% combined Vermentino, Bianchetto Genovese and/or Albarola

Varietally labeled Bianco:
Min. 85% stated variety

Rosato/Rosso:
Min. 60% combined Dolcetto, Sangiovese and/or Ciliegiolo

Question 19

Where is Golfo del Tigullio-Portofino DOC? What are the grapes?

Answer 19

Bianco:
Min. 60% combined Bianchetta Genovese and/or Vermentino

Rosato/Rosso:
Min. 60% combined Ciliegiolo and/or Dolcetto

Varietally labeled Bianchetta Genovese/Scimiscià (Cimixa)/Vermentino/Ciliegiolo
Min. 85% stated variety

Varietal Moscato
100% Moscato Bianco

Question 20

Where is Colline di Levanto DOC? Grapes?

Answer 20

Liguria
Bianco:
Min. 40% Vermentino
Min. 20% Albarola
Min. 5% Bosco
plus

Varietal Vermentino:
Min. 85% Vermentino
plus

Rosso:
Min. 30% Sangiovese
Min. 20% Ciliegiolo
plus