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Where is Liguria located and what are its borders?

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NW of Italy
France
Piemonte
Emilia Romagna
Toscana
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What is the topology like?

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Steep cliffs into the Ligurian sea

Crescent shaped

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Where does Liguria region rank?

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3rd smallest region

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What are the 3 most prominent grapes?

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Vermentino
Pigato
Rossese

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What was the original tribe?

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Liguri

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What areas were famous in Roman times and which area did Pliny write about?

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Cinque Terre

Luni - Pliny the Elder

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What was the powerful city state and its capital found in Liguria?

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Genoa

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Who took over Liguria in the 19th century?

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France and Napoleon

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What are the 4 main provinces of Liguria?

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Imperia
Savona
Genoa
La Spezia

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What are the 2 main subzones?

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Riviera di Ponente the West Coast

Riviera di Levante the East Coast

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What is the largest and driest subzone?

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Riviera di Ponente

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Where is the majority of wine growing?

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Riviera di Ponente

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What area has steep cliffs, caves and scattered beaches?

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Riviera di Levante

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What is the topography breakdown of Liguria?

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65% mountains
35% hills
NO FLAT LAND
Heroic viticulture

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What are the 2 mountain ranges in Liguria?

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Maritime Alps (N)
Ligurian Apennines (NE)
Merge with coast
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What are the soils in Ponente?

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Poor soils

Reddish, calcareous marl

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What are the soils in Levante?

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Poor soils

Clay, sand, limestone mix

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What is the seasonal Ligurian climate?

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Mediterranean - humid, breezes
Spring - mild, little rain
Summer - Warm & Dry - DROUGHT ISSUE
Autumn - Mild, Highest rain
Winter - Mild on Coast, cooler inland valleys, rain
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Where is it driest in Liguria?

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Ponente

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Where is it wettest and why in Liguria?

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Levante due to prevailing winds

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What causes wide range of meso-climates in Liguria and where?

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Many inland valleys in Ponente

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What is the best way to describe the Ligurian climate?

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Mountain ranges running through the region. offer protection from cold northerly winds

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23
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How many grape varieties grown in Liguria?

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More than 100

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What type of grapes dominate indigenous or international?

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Indigenous
Co-planing within vineyards
International very little mostly IGT wines

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Is Liguria white or red?
70% white
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What is the largest planted grape?
Vermentino
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What are the two most important white grapes?
Vermentino and Pigato
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What is Liguria's red grape?
Rossese
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Where is Pigato most important?
Savonia Imperia Varietals for Riviera Ligure di Ponente DOC
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What is identical to Vermentino?
Pigato
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What is the character difference between Vermentino and Pigato?
Pigato is musky | Vermentino - aromatic herbs, mineral-salty
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Describe Bosco
Grown in Levante Right on the sea Blended with Vermentino & Albarola Adds structure & Body
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Describe Rossese
Identical to Tibouren (France) Most widely planted red (10%) Almost all in Ponente Dolceacqua DOC
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Describe Ormeasco
``` Dolcetto synonym West Liguria Dry & sweet Lighter than Piemonte Dolcetto Ormeasco di Pornassio ```
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Liguria's training system
Guyot suitable on poor, dry hillside soils Cordone - suitable on medium-poor soils - mechanical prunning Alberello - Ponente tradition Pergola (low) - Levante tradition
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Production in Ponente
Entirely focused on varietals red & white
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Production in Levante
Varietals and blends | White and Red
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Riviera Ligure di Ponente DOC
``` Western Riviera San Remo to Genoa Largest DOC Pigato & Vermentino varietals Rossese for reds Albenganese - Pigato Finlese - Vermentino ```
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What town has the best Pigato?
Albenganese
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What town has the best Vermentino?
Finalese
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Dolceacqua DOC
``` Rossese Regarded by Napolean 1st DOC '72 French Border Most distinctive Ligurian ```
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What is the most distinctive wine in Liguria?
Rossese di Dolceacqua DOC
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What was the first DOC in Liguria?
Rossese di Dolceacqua DOC
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What is unique about Rossese
Very terroir sensitive Needs water-retaining hillsides Protected from wind
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How many hamlets in Rossese di Dolceacqua DOC
38 | Can amend name on label
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What % Rossese in Dolceacqua DOC
95%
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Is there a Superiore Rossese di Dolceacqua DOC
Yes 1 year age 13% ABV
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Pornassio DOC grape
Ormeasco (95%)
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What region is entirely in the mountains of Liguria?
Ormeasco di Pornassio DOC | up to 800m
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What is the character of Ormeasco di Pornassio DOC
``` Dry Floral Fruity Spicy Bitter finish ```
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Is Superiore Ormeasco di Pornassio DOC allowed?
Yes 1 year age Higher ABV
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What styles are produced in Ormeasco di Pornassio DOC
Dry Rosato (Sciac-trà) Superiore
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What is the difference between Sciac-trà and Schiacchetrà
Sciac-trà - sweet red passito - Pornassio | Schiacchetrà - sweet white passito - Cinque Terre
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Chose correct statement a. Albenganese is known for Pigato b. Riviera Ligure di Ponente DOC stretches from San Remo to W Genoa c. Riviera di Levante has the most are under vine
a & b Ponente has the most area
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What area does not border the sea?
Pornassio DOC
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What does Cinque Terre mean?
Five lands | Refers to the 5 fishing villages
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What appellation in Liguria has been renowned since the Romans?
Cinque Terre DOC
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What is Cinque Terre's claim to fame?
Sciacchetrà - rare passito | Not made every year
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How close are Cinque Terre's vines to the sea?
The are close enough to get sprayed by sea water
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What are the vineyards like in Cinque Terre?
Super steep Grapes harvest with monorails Heroic
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What wines does Cinque Terre DOC produce
``` Only dry white Bosco - Structure (>40%) Albarola - Acidity (<40%) Vermentino - Perfume (<40%) also auxiliary grapes (<20%) ```
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What do the blended grapes add in Cinque Terre?
Bosco - Structure Albarola - Acidity Vermentino - Perfume
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What wines do Cinque Terre Sciacchetrà DOC produce
Sweet passito Bosco, Albarola, Vermentino Dried on Graticci Only in Best Years.
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Colli di Luni DOC
Inter-regional with Toscana Covers most of E Liguria 3 towns in Toscana Roman town of Luni
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What are the wines of Colli di Luni DOC?
Vermentino - varietal Albarola - varietal Bianco - Blended Vermentino and TT Rosso - Sangiovese based
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What statement is correct? a. Sciacchetrà is made every year b. Sciacchetrà is produced in very tiny quantities c. Sciacchetrà is sweet white passito
b & c | Sciacchetrà only produced in best year
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What is the major commercial port in Liguria?
Genoa
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What is the Cinque Terre blend
Albarola, Bosco, Vermentino
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What was the 1st Ligurian DOC?
Dolceacqua DOC

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