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Where is Liguria located

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Northwestern Italy facing the Liguria sea

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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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What is the climate in Liguria

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Mediterranean

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How is the topography of Ligurian vineyards

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Steep, terraced slopes (Heroic viticulture)

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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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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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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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Alberello is characteristic of Riviera di Ponente or Riviera di Levante

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Riviera di Ponente

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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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What is the known grape of Liguria

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Pigato

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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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What is the most planted grape in Liguria

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Vermentino

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What is the second most planted grape in Liguria

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Pigato

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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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What are the two most important red grapes in Liguria

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Rossese and Ormeasco

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What are the principal appellations in Riviera de Ponente

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

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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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Cinque Terre has wines varietal, blend or both

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Both

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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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Passito Sciacchetra is made of which grapes and what do they add
Bosco - structure Vermentino - perfume Albarola - acidity
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Colli di Luni DOC is an inter-regional DOC shared between which regions
Liguria and Tuscany
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What are the two important towns in Riviera di Levante
Genoa and La Spezia
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What are the two important towns in Riviera di Ponente
Iperia and Savonna
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Which grape is most planted in Colli di Luni
Sangiovese Vermentino Albarola
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How is Vermentino grape also called in Colli di Luni
Trebbiano Toscano
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Is Riviera di Ponente DOC more varietal, blend or both
Mostly Varietal
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Red grape Rossese is genetically idetincal to
Tibouren grape
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What is the most planted red grape in Liguria
Rossese red grape
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Where is Rossese di Dolceacqua DOC located
Close to French border in Western Liguria
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How many MGA in Rossese di Dolceacqua DOC
38
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What is the min % of the varietal in Rossese di Dolceacqua DOC
95%
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Where is Ormeasco di Pronassio DOC located
Inland around the town of Pornassio
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How is Ormeasco also called
Dolcetto
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What is the percentage of Ormeasco (Dolcetto) based wines in Ormeasco di Pornassio DOC
95%
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What is the difference of Sciac-Trà and Sciacchetrà
``` Sciac-Trà = Rosato Sciacchetrà = Passito white ```
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What does Cinque Terre mean?
Five Lands
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What wine appellation has been famous since Roman Times?
Cinque Terre
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What type of wines are made in Cinque Terre?
Only white
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What are the 3 subzones of Cinque Terre DOC
Sera Campu Posa Can amend name on DOC
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What is considered the best Italian sweet wine?
Cinque Terre Schiacchetrà DOC
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How is Schiacchetrà made?
``` Dehydrated on graticci Bosco + Albarola + Vermentino Chestnut or Stainless Min 13.5% ABV Not released before November following year Riserva 3 years ```
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What Ligurian DOC has a strong Tuscan influence
Colli di Luni
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What is Liguria's smallest DOC?
Val Polcevera DOC
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What is Liguria's largest DOC?
Riviera Ligure di Ponente DOC
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What is Grannacia?
Cannonau
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What are the 5 villages of Cinque Terre?
These are north of La Spezia 1. Monterosso 2. Vernazza 3. Corniglia 4. Manarola 5. Riomaggiore
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What are the 5 subzones of Riviera Ligure di Pontente
Albenganese (Piganto, Vermentino, Rossese) Finalese (Piganto, Vermentino, Rossese) Riviera dei Fiori (Piganto, Vermentino, Rossese) Taggia (Moscato Bianco) Quiliano (Grannacia)
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What subzone in Riviera Ligure di Ponente DOC produces the best Pignato?
Albenganese
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What subzone in Riviera Ligure di Ponente DOC produces the best Vermentino?
Finalese
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What DOC did Napoleon have admiration?
Rossese di Dolceacqua DOC
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What DOC was 1st to receive DOC status in Liguria
Rossese di Dolceacqua DOC
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What DOC borders France
Rossese di Dolceacqua DOC
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Soils of Rossese di Dolceacqua DOC
Red calcareous
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How many MGAs in Dolceacqua and what are the most famous?
38 MGAs – Arcagna, Luvaira, Pini, Curli, Posaù and Galeae
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What is the difference between Rossese from Dolceacqua and Ligure di Ponente?
Dolceacqua shows more intensity, depth and spiceness than Rossese from Ligure di Ponente

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