Liguria Flashcards
What is the most important city of Liguria?
Genoa
Aside from wine, what are some other major industries of Liguria?
Tourism, flowers, vegetable and olive growing
About what percentage of Liguria’s production is DOP?
More than 50%
Synonym for Dolcetto in Liguria
Ormeasco
Liguria DOCs
Cinque Terre DOC Colli di Luni DOC Colline di Levanto DOC Golfo del Tigullio-Portofino DOC Pornassio DOC Riviera Ligure di Ponente DOC Rossese di Dolceacqua DOC Val Polcavera DOC
What DOC of Liguria is shared with another region? What region is that?
Colli di Luni DOC; shared with Tuscany
Styles of Cinqueterre DOC?
Bianco
Sciacchetra (Passito Bianco)
(May be Riserva)
Cinqueterre DOC subzones
Costa de Sera
Costa de Campu
Costa de Posa
Cinqueterre DOC cepage
min 40% Bosco
max 40% combined Albarola and/or Vermentino
Max 20% other
Cinqueterre DOP Sciacchetra Passito requirements
min alc: 17% (13.5% acquired)
Grapes may not be vinified until 11/1, many not be released until following 11/1
Riserva: Wines may not be released until 11/1 of 3rd year
Styles of Colli di Luni DOP
Bianco Rosso/Rosso Riserva Varietal wine: Vermentino/Vermentino Superiore Albarola
Colli di Luni DOP cepage
Bianco: min 35% vermentino, 25-40% Trebbiano Toscano, max 30% other
Rosso: min 50% Sangiovese, max 50% other
Varietal Vermentino: min 90%
Varietal Albarola: min 85%
Which style of Colli di Luni DOP has an age requirement? What is it?
Rosso Riserva
2 years from 11/1
Colli di Luni DOP maximum elevation
700 m
most vineyards are between 100-200 m
Styles of Colline di Levanto DOP
Bianco
Varietal Vermentino
Rosso/Rosso Novello
Cepage for Colline di Levanto DOP
Bianco: min 40% Vermentino, min 20% Albarola, min 5% Bosco, max 35% other
Varietal Vermentino: min 85%
Rosso: min 40% Sangiovese, min 20% Ciliegiolo, max 50% other
What is the minimum planting density of Colline di Levanto DOC?
Pergola plantings: 6000 vines per hectare
Other plantings: 5000 vines per hectare
Subzone of Golfo del Tigullio-Portofino DOP
Costa dei Fieschi
Styles of Golfo del Tigullio-Portofino DOP
Bianco (still, frizzante, spumante, passito)
Rosato (still, frizzante)
Rosso (still, frizzante, novello)
Varietal (various)
Varietal wines of Golfo del Tigullio-Portofino DOP
Bianchetta Genovese (still, frizzante) Moscato (must be Dolce or Passito) Scimiscia/Cimixa Vermentino (still, frizzante) Ciliegiolo (still, novello, frizzante)
Which varietal wine of Portofino DOP must be 100% that varietal? What is the minumum for the rest?
Moscato must be 100%
All others are min 85%
True or false: Frizzante and Spumante wines must be vintage dated
True!
Requirements for Portofino DOP Passito
Grapes must be dried on vine or straw mats until they reach min 260 g/l rs. May be released 11/1 of the year following harvest
Styles of Pornassio DOP
Sciac-tra (Rosato)
Rosso
-may be Superiore, Passito, or Passito Licoroso
cepage of Pornassio DOP
min 95% Ormeasco (Dolcetto)
Aging requirements for Pornassio DOP
rosso/rosato: released after 3/1 after harvest
Superiore: aged 12 mo from 11/1, w 4 mo in chestnut or oak
Passito: grapes are dried to 260 g/l. Aged min 12 mo from 1/1, w 4 mo in oak or chestnut
Subzones of Riviera Ligure di Ponente DOP
Riviera dei Fiori Albenganese Finalese Quiliano Taggia
What grapes can be varietally labeled in Riviera Ligure di Ponente DOP?
Bianco:
Moscato/Frizzante (dolce)/VT/Passito
Pigato/Superiore/Passito
Vermentino/Superiore/Passito
Rosso:
Granaccia (Alicante)/Superiore/Passito
Rossese/Passito
Minimums for varietal wines of Riviera Ligure di Ponente DOP
Granaccia/Rossese: min 90%
Pigato/Vermentino: min 95%
Moscato: 100% Moscato Bianco
Styles of Riviera dei Fiori, Albenganese, and Finalese subzones of Riviera Ligue di Ponente DOP
Varietal Pigato/Vermentino /Rossese (dry)
Styles of Quiliano subzone
Varietal Granaccia (Alicante) (rosso)
Styles of Taggia subzone
Varietal Moscato
-normale, Frizzante (dolce), VT, or Passito
Style of Dolceacqua DOC
Rosso
Rosso Superiore
cepage of Dolceacqua DOC
min 95% Rossese
synonym for Rossese
Tibouren
min alc for Dolceacqua DOP
Rosso: 12%
Superiore: 13%
Aging requirement for Dolceacqua DOP
Rosso: none
Superiore: 1 year from 11/1
Subzone of Val Polcavera DOP
Coronata
Styles of Val Polcavera DOP
Bianco/Frizzante/Spumante di Qualita/Passito Rosato/Frizzante Rosso/Novello/Frizzante Varietal: -Bianchetto Genovese -Vementino/Frizzante
cepage for Val Polcavera DOP Bianco and Rosso
Bianco: min 60% combined Vermentino, Bianchetto Genovese and/or Albarola
max 40% other
Rosso: min 60% combined Dolcetto, Sangio, and/or Ciliegiolo, max 40% other
How is Rosato made in Val Polcavera DOP?
made with either entirely red grapes, or red and white grapes vinified separately
What styles of wine are made made in the Coronata subzone of Val Polcavera DOP?
Bianco only. 11% alc
