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Liguria Wine:
Liguria is a very small wine-producing region located in
northwest Italy on the Ligurian Sea. This area is on the Italian Riviera and
includes well-known resorts areas like Potofino and San Remo, as well as the
port city of Genoa. Liguria's wine production is one of the smallest of the
twenty Italian wine-producing regions, and it contains only eight
DOCs. The main grapes used for white wines are
VERMENTINO and PIGATO; red and
ROSÉ wines use DOLCETTO (called
Ormeasco or Sciacchetra locally) and Rossese.
I Love Italian Wine and Food - The
Liguria Region
An article by: Levi Reiss
The land in Liguria tends not to be particularly fertile.
Agricultural products include flowers, olive oil, fruits, and
vegetables. Some claim that Liguria introduced pasta to Italy. Most of
the pasta is wheat. Pesto is a regional specialty. A wide variety of
seafood is available. Heavy industry is on the decline. Tourism is so
important that in some areas the July and August population is ten or
fifteen times that of the slow season. The area is particularly popular
with retirees...
Liguria devotes slightly under twelve thousand acres to grapevines,
it ranks 19th among the 20 Italian regions. Its total annual wine
production is about 4.4 million gallons, also giving it a 19th place.
About 34% of the wine production is red or rosé, leaving 66% for white.
The region produces 8 DOC wines. DOC stands for Denominazione
di Origine Controllata, which may be translated as Denomination of Controlled
Origin. Almost 14% of Ligurian wine carries the DOC. Liguria is home to
almost three dozen major and secondary grape varieties, somewhat more
white than red varieties...
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