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Liguria W Flashcards

1
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Where is Liguria located

A

Northwestern Italy facing the Liguria sea

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2
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Liguria is a mountain or flat area

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Mountain with 65% mountain and 35% hills

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3
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Which mountain ranges are in the northern part of Liguria

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Maritime Alps and Liguria Apenines

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4
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Wha is the climate in Liguria

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Mediterranean

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5
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How is the topography of Ligurian vineyards

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Steep, terraced slopes (Heroic viticulture)

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6
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What are the two sub-regions of Liguria

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Riviera di Levante e Riviera di Ponente

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7
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Which is largest between Riviera Ponente and Levante

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Riviera di Ponente

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8
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Which is the steeper Riviera di Levante or Riviera di Ponente

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Riviera di Levante

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9
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Pergola is traditional Riviera di Ponente or Riviera de Levante

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Riviera di Levante

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10
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Reddish calcareous marl is more found in Riviera de Ponente or Riviera de Levante

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Riviera de Ponente

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11
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Single variety wines is more found in Riviera de Ponente or Riviera de Levante

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Riviera di Ponente

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12
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Alberello is characteristic of Riviera di Ponente or Riviera di Levante

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Riviera di Ponente

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13
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What is the soil in riviera di Levante

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Mix of clay, sand, lkmestone

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14
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What is the known grape of Liguria

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Pigato

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15
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Pigato is genetically identical to which grape

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Vermentino

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16
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What is the difference of wines made of Vermentino and Pigato

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Vermentino is more aromatic herbs and mineral and Pigato is more Musk flavour

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17
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What is the most planted grape in Liguria

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Vermentino

18
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What is the second most planted grape in Liguria

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Pigato

19
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What is the percentage of red and white grape in Liguria

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White is 70% and red 30%

20
Q

What are the two most important red grapes in Liguria

A

Rossese and Ormeasco

21
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What are the principal appellations in Riviera de Ponente

A

Tiviera di Ponente DOC
Rossese di dolceacqua DOC
Ormeasco di Pornassio DOC

22
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What are the principal appellations in Riviera di Levante

A

Cinque Terre - Cinque Terre Sciaccheta DOC

Colli di Luni DOC

23
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Cinque Terre has wines varietal, blend or both

A

Both

24
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What is the famous wine from Cinque Terre in Riviera di Levante

A

Passito Sciacchetra

25
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Passito Sciacchetra is made of which grapes

A

Bosco, Vermentino and Albarola

26
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Colli di Luni DOC is an inter-regional DOC shared between which regions

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Liguria and Tuscany

27
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What are the two important towns in Riviera di Levante

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Genoa and La Spezia

28
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What are the two important towns in Riviera di Ponente

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Iperia and Savonna

29
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Which grape is most planted in Colli di Luni

A

Sangiovese, Vermentino and ALbarola

30
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How is Vermentino grape aldo called in Colli di Luni

A

Trebbiano Toscano

31
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Is Riviera di Ponente DOCmore varietal, blend or both

A

Mostly Varietal

32
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Red grape ressese is genetically idetincal to

A

Tibouren grape

33
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What is the most planted red grape in Liguria

A

Rossese red grape

34
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Where is Rossese di Dolceacqua DOC located

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Close to French border in Western Liguria

35
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How many MGA in Rossese di Dolceacqua DOC

A

38

36
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What is the min percentage of the varietal in Rossese di Dolceacqua DOC

A

95%

37
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Where is Ormeasco di Pronassio DOC located

A

Inland around the town of Pornassio

38
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How is Ormeasco also called

A

Dolcetto

39
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What is the percentage of Ormeasco (Dolcetto) based wines in Ormeasco di Pornassio DOC

A

95%

40
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What is the difference of Sciac-Trà and Sciacchetrà

A 
Sciac-Trà = Rosato
Sciacchetrà = Passito

Italian Wine - North (13 decks)

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