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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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Which mountain ranges are in the northern part of Liguria

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Maritime Alps and Liguria Apennines

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4
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What 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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Which is largest between Riviera Ponente and Levante

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Riviera di Ponente

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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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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, limestone

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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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What is the difference of wines made of Vermentino and Pigato

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Vermentino is more aromatic herbs & 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

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18
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What is the second most planted grape in Liguria

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Pigato

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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%

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20
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What are the two most important red grapes in Liguria

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Rossese and Ormeasco

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21
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What are the principal appellations in Riviera de Ponente

A

Riviera Ligure di Ponente DOC
Rossese di Dolceacqua DOC
Ormeasco di Pornassio DOC

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22
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What are the principal appellations in Riviera di Levante

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Cinque Terre
Cinque Terre Sciaccheta DOC
Colli di Luni DOC

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23
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Cinque Terre has wines varietal, blend or both

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Both

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

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Passito Sciacchetrà

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25
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Passito Sciacchetra is made of which grapes and what do they add

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Bosco - structure
Vermentino - perfume
Albarola - acidity

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

A

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

A

Iperia and Savonna

29
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Which grape is most planted in Colli di Luni

A

Sangiovese
Vermentino
Albarola

30
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How is Vermentino grape also called in Colli di Luni

A

Trebbiano Toscano

31
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Is Riviera di Ponente DOC more varietal, blend or both

A

Mostly Varietal

32
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Red grape Rossese 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

A

Close to French border in Western Liguria

35
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How many MGA in Rossese di Dolceacqua DOC

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

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

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

40
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What is the difference of Sciac-Trà and Sciacchetrà

A 
Sciac-Trà = Rosato
Sciacchetrà = Passito white
41
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What does Cinque Terre mean?

A

Five Lands

42
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What wine appellation has been famous since Roman Times?

A

Cinque Terre

43
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What type of wines are made in Cinque Terre?

A

Only white

44
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What are the 3 subzones of Cinque Terre DOC

A

Sera
Campu
Posa
Can amend name on DOC

45
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What is considered the best Italian sweet wine?

A

Cinque Terre Schiacchetrà DOC

46
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How is Schiacchetrà made?

A 
Dehydrated on graticci
Bosco + Albarola + Vermentino
Chestnut or Stainless
Min 13.5% ABV
Not released before November following year
Riserva 3 years
47
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What Ligurian DOC has a strong Tuscan influence

A

Colli di Luni

48
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What is Liguria’s smallest DOC?

A

Val Polcevera DOC

49
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What is Liguria’s largest DOC?

A

Riviera Ligure di Ponente DOC

50
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What is Grannacia?

51
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What are the 5 villages of Cinque Terre?

A

These are north of La Spezia

  1. Monterosso
  2. Vernazza
  3. Corniglia
  4. Manarola
  5. Riomaggiore
52
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What are the 5 subzones of Riviera Ligure di Pontente

A

Albenganese (Piganto, Vermentino, Rossese)
Finalese (Piganto, Vermentino, Rossese)
Riviera dei Fiori (Piganto, Vermentino, Rossese)
Taggia (Moscato Bianco)
Quiliano (Grannacia)

53
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What subzone in Riviera Ligure di Ponente DOC produces the best Pignato?

A

Albenganese

54
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What subzone in Riviera Ligure di Ponente DOC produces the best Vermentino?

55
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What DOC did Napoleon have admiration?

A

Rossese di Dolceacqua DOC

56
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What DOC was 1st to receive DOC status in Liguria

A

Rossese di Dolceacqua DOC

57
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What DOC borders France

A

Rossese di Dolceacqua DOC

58
Q

Soils of Rossese di Dolceacqua DOC

A

Red calcareous

59
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How many MGAs in Dolceacqua and what are the most famous?

A

38 MGAs – Arcagna, Luvaira, Pini, Curli, Posaù and Galeae

60
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What is the difference between Rossese from Dolceacqua and Ligure di Ponente?

A

Dolceacqua shows more intensity, depth and spiceness than Rossese from Ligure di Ponente

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