Liguria

Question 1

What is the most important city of Liguria?

Answer 1

Genoa

Question 2

Aside from wine, what are some other major industries of Liguria?

Answer 2

Tourism, flowers, vegetable and olive growing

Question 3

About what percentage of Liguria’s production is DOP?

Answer 3

More than 50%

Question 4

Synonym for Dolcetto in Liguria

Answer 4

Ormeasco

Question 5

Liguria DOCs

Answer 5

Cinque Terre DOC
Colli di Luni DOC
Colline di Levanto DOC
Golfo del Tigullio-Portofino DOC
Pornassio DOC
Riviera Ligure di Ponente DOC
Rossese di Dolceacqua DOC
Val Polcavera DOC

Question 6

What DOC of Liguria is shared with another region? What region is that?

Answer 6

Colli di Luni DOC; shared with Tuscany

Question 7

Styles of Cinqueterre DOC?

Answer 7

Bianco
Sciacchetra (Passito Bianco)
(May be Riserva)

Question 8

Cinqueterre DOC subzones

Answer 8

Costa de Sera
Costa de Campu
Costa de Posa

Question 9

Cinqueterre DOC cepage

Answer 9

min 40% Bosco
max 40% combined Albarola and/or Vermentino
Max 20% other

Question 10

Cinqueterre DOP Sciacchetra Passito requirements

Answer 10

min alc: 17% (13.5% acquired)
Grapes may not be vinified until 11/1, many not be released until following 11/1
Riserva: Wines may not be released until 11/1 of 3rd year

Question 11

Styles of Colli di Luni DOP

Answer 11

Bianco
Rosso/Rosso Riserva
Varietal wine:
Vermentino/Vermentino Superiore
Albarola

Question 12

Colli di Luni DOP cepage

Answer 12

Bianco: min 35% vermentino, 25-40% Trebbiano Toscano, max 30% other

Rosso: min 50% Sangiovese, max 50% other

Varietal Vermentino: min 90%
Varietal Albarola: min 85%

Question 13

Which style of Colli di Luni DOP has an age requirement? What is it?

Answer 13

Rosso Riserva

2 years from 11/1

Question 14

Colli di Luni DOP maximum elevation

Answer 14

700 m

most vineyards are between 100-200 m

Question 15

Styles of Colline di Levanto DOP

Answer 15

Bianco
Varietal Vermentino
Rosso/Rosso Novello

Question 16

Cepage for Colline di Levanto DOP

Answer 16

Bianco: min 40% Vermentino, min 20% Albarola, min 5% Bosco, max 35% other
Varietal Vermentino: min 85%
Rosso: min 40% Sangiovese, min 20% Ciliegiolo, max 50% other

Question 17

What is the minimum planting density of Colline di Levanto DOC?

Answer 17

Pergola plantings: 6000 vines per hectare

Other plantings: 5000 vines per hectare

Question 18

Subzone of Golfo del Tigullio-Portofino DOP

Answer 18

Costa dei Fieschi

Question 19

Styles of Golfo del Tigullio-Portofino DOP

Answer 19

Bianco (still, frizzante, spumante, passito)
Rosato (still, frizzante)
Rosso (still, frizzante, novello)
Varietal (various)

Question 20

Varietal wines of Golfo del Tigullio-Portofino DOP

Answer 20

Bianchetta Genovese (still, frizzante)
Moscato (must be Dolce or Passito)
Scimiscia/Cimixa
Vermentino (still, frizzante)
Ciliegiolo (still, novello, frizzante)

Question 21

Which varietal wine of Portofino DOP must be 100% that varietal? What is the minumum for the rest?

Answer 21

Moscato must be 100%

All others are min 85%

Question 22

True or false: Frizzante and Spumante wines must be vintage dated

Answer 22

True!

Question 23

Requirements for Portofino DOP Passito

Answer 23

Grapes must be dried on vine or straw mats until they reach min 260 g/l rs. May be released 11/1 of the year following harvest

Question 24

Styles of Pornassio DOP

Answer 24

Sciac-tra (Rosato)
Rosso
-may be Superiore, Passito, or Passito Licoroso

Question 25

cepage of Pornassio DOP

Answer 25

min 95% Ormeasco (Dolcetto)

Question 26

Aging requirements for Pornassio DOP

Answer 26

rosso/rosato: released after 3/1 after harvest Superiore: aged 12 mo from 11/1, w 4 mo in chestnut or oak Passito: grapes are dried to 260 g/l. Aged min 12 mo from 1/1, w 4 mo in oak or chestnut

Question 27

Subzones of Riviera Ligure di Ponente DOP

Answer 27

``` Riviera dei Fiori Albenganese Finalese Quiliano Taggia ```

Question 28

What grapes can be varietally labeled in Riviera Ligure di Ponente DOP?

Answer 28

Bianco: Moscato/Frizzante (dolce)/VT/Passito Pigato/Superiore/Passito Vermentino/Superiore/Passito Rosso: Granaccia (Alicante)/Superiore/Passito Rossese/Passito

Question 29

Minimums for varietal wines of Riviera Ligure di Ponente DOP

Answer 29

Granaccia/Rossese: min 90% Pigato/Vermentino: min 95% Moscato: 100% Moscato Bianco

Question 30

Styles of Riviera dei Fiori, Albenganese, and Finalese subzones of Riviera Ligue di Ponente DOP

Answer 30

Varietal Pigato/Vermentino /Rossese (dry)

Question 31

Styles of Quiliano subzone

Answer 31

Varietal Granaccia (Alicante) (rosso)

Question 32

Styles of Taggia subzone

Answer 32

Varietal Moscato | -normale, Frizzante (dolce), VT, or Passito

Question 33

Style of Dolceacqua DOC

Answer 33

Rosso | Rosso Superiore

Question 34

cepage of Dolceacqua DOC

Answer 34

min 95% Rossese

Question 35

synonym for Rossese

Answer 35

Tibouren

Question 36

min alc for Dolceacqua DOP

Answer 36

Rosso: 12% Superiore: 13%

Question 37

Aging requirement for Dolceacqua DOP

Answer 37

Rosso: none Superiore: 1 year from 11/1

Question 38

Subzone of Val Polcavera DOP

Answer 38

Coronata

Question 39

Styles of Val Polcavera DOP

Answer 39

``` Bianco/Frizzante/Spumante di Qualita/Passito Rosato/Frizzante Rosso/Novello/Frizzante Varietal: -Bianchetto Genovese -Vementino/Frizzante ```

Question 40

cepage for Val Polcavera DOP Bianco and Rosso

Answer 40

Bianco: min 60% combined Vermentino, Bianchetto Genovese and/or Albarola max 40% other Rosso: min 60% combined Dolcetto, Sangio, and/or Ciliegiolo, max 40% other

Question 41

How is Rosato made in Val Polcavera DOP?

Answer 41

made with either entirely red grapes, or red and white grapes vinified separately

Question 42

What styles of wine are made made in the Coronata subzone of Val Polcavera DOP?

Answer 42

Bianco only. 11% alc