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Costa de Sera, Costa de Campu and Costa da Posa are subzones of what DOC

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Cinque Terre

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What style of wine is Cinque Terre Sciacchetrà

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Sweet white passito

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What are the three main grapes of Cinque Terre DOC

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Vermentino, Bosco and Alberola

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Bianchetta Genovese is genetically identical to what other Ligurian grape

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Albarola

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Rossese is known as what grape in France

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Tibouren

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What was the first DOC in Liguria

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Rossese di Dolceaqua DOC

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In which wine region is Bosco a native grape

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Liguria

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What is the minimum aging requirement for Cinque Terre Sciacchetrà Riserva

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36/12

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What is the % of Rossese in Rossese di Dolceaqua DOC

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95%

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In which part of Liguria would Pigato likely be grown, western or Eastern Riviera.

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Western

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What is the name for Dolcetto in Liguria

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Ormanesco

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Which is the third smallest region in size

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Liguria
Valle d’Aosta is smallest and then Molise
Liguria has less area under vine than Molise

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Which description of Liguria is correct?

a. Soils rich with few stones
b. Maritime Alps & Ligurian Apennines border Liguria
c. Liguria is largely mountainous and hilly
d. There is flat land available for vines

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b & c
a- Soils is calcareous marl (west)
and clay, sand, limestone (east)
d. There is no flat land to farm

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Where can Cinque Terre and Portofino be found?

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Levante

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What is the climate of Liguria?

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Mediterranean
Hot & Humid
Sea breezes & altitude
Plenty of rain fall (autumn, winter)

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How do prevailing winds impact Levante

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Brings more rain than Ponente

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What area has a wide range of meso-climates?

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Ponente

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What sentence best describes Liguria’s climate?

a. Mountain ranges running through the region protect from cold northerly winds
b. The sea increases the diurnal temperature swings
c. The central area around Genoa is wetter
d. Average annual temperature is highest inland

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a.

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What is spring, summer, autumn and winter climates of Liguria?

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Spring - mild, little rain
Summer - warm, dry, moderating sea breeze
Autumn - mild, most rainfall
Winter - Mild on coast, colder inland, significant rain

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How many grapes are grown in Liguria?

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Over 100

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What are the grapes and vineyards like in Liguria?

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Most are indigenous

Co-planted in vineyard

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Are international grapes popular and how are they used?

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Very few international grapes

Used for IGT wines

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What is the % of white/red grapes

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White 70%

Red 30%

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What is the most planted whites / red?

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Vermentino (20%) & Pigato

Rossese

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Where is Pigato primarily found?
Savona Imperia Producing Riviera di Ponente DOC varietals
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What grape is genetically identical to Pignato?
Vermentino | But distinct characters
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Where is Bosco mainly grown and how is it used?
``` Levante Vineyards on the sea Used for blending with Vermentino & Albarola Structure / Body Cinque Terre Bianco DOC ```
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What are the 2 primary red grapes in Liguria?
Rossese (10%) | Ormeasco
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Where is Rossese mainly planted?
Ponente
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What is the primary grape in Dolceacqua DOC
Rossese
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What is Ormeasco common name?
Dolcetto | Dry & Sweet
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What is the difference between Ligurian Ormeasco and Piemonte Dolcetto?
Ormeasco (Dolcetto) herbal / lighter
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Where is Ormeasco primarily made and in what form?
Ormeasco di Pornassio DOC | Dry and Sweet red wines
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What is the common vine training style?
Guyot Horizontally trained Poor, dry hillside soil
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What is the traditional training in Ponente?
Alberello
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What is the traditional training in Levente?
Pergola (Cinque Terre) | Lower to the ground
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What can be grown in Levente?
Varietals & Blends | Red & White
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What can be grown in Ponente?
Only SINGLE VARIETALS
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How much do white wines contribute to Liguria's total production?
More than half
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What is Liguria's largest DOC?
Riviera Ligure di Ponente DOC | San Remo to Genoa
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Riviera Ligure di Ponente DOC
Varietal Vermentino & Pigato | Rossese
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Where is the best area for Pigato?
Albenganese, | Riviera Ligure di Ponente DOC
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Where is the best area for Vermentino?
Finalese | Riviera Ligure di Ponente DOC
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What is the most distinctive wine in Liguria?
Rossese di Dolceacqua DOC | Near French Border
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What wine did Napolean praise?
Rossese di Dolceacqua DOC
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What % Rossese in Rossese di Dolceacqua DOC?
95%
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How many hamlets in Rossese di Dolceacqua DOC?
38
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What Ligurian grape is terroir sensitive?
Rossese Likes water-retaining hillsides Protected from winds
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What Ligurian DOC is entirely in the mountains?
Ormeasco di Pornassio DOC | up to 800m
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What % of Dolcetto in Ormeasco di Pornassio DOC
95%
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Is Ormeasco di Pornassio DOC dry or sweet?
Traditionally dry
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What is Sciac-trà?
Sweet red passito | from Ormeasco Pornassio
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What is the difference between Sciac-trà and Schiaccetrà?
Sciac-trà- Pornassio - sweet red passito | Schiaccetrà - Cinque Terre - sweet white passito
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What statement is correct? a. Albenganese is particularly known for Pigato b. Levante has the most area under vine c. Ponente streches from San Remo to W Genoa
a & c | Ponente has the most area under vine
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What DOC does not border the sea in Liguria
Pornassio DOC
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What DOC borders France?
Dolceacqua DOC
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What was Liguria's 1st DOC?
Dolceacqua
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What DOC can produce dry red, rosato or sweet red passito from which grape?
Pornassio DOC | Dolcetto (Ormeasco)
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What does Cinque Terre mean?
Five lands
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Where do vineyards abut the sea in Liguria and require monorails?
Cinque Terre
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What can Cinque Terre DOC produce?
Only White Blends of Bosco, Albarola and Vermentino Dry & Passito
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What does Bosco add to a blend?
Structure
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What does Albarola add to a blend?
Acidity
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What does Vermentino add to a blend?
Perfume
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What 2 styles of wine in Cinque Terre?
Dry & Passito
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Describe Cinque Terre Sciacchetrà
Sweet white Passito Only made best years Use Graticci to dry
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What is the inter-regional DOC in Liguria?
Colli di Luni DOC | Toscana
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What wines does Colli di Luni produce?
Vermentino (90%) Albarola (85%) Bianco: Vermentino & TT blend Rosso: Sangiovese-based
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Is Sciacchetrà made every year?
Only the best years
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What is Sciacchetrà?
Sweet white passito
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How much Sciacchetrà is produced?
Very tiny quantities
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What DOC only produces whites?
Cinque Terre DOC
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What is the major commercial port in Liguria?
Genoa
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What are the blending grapes with Vermentino in Cinque Terre DOC?
Bosco | Albarola
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Which statements are correct? a. Most Ligurian vines found in Levante b. Genoa is port and capital of Liguria c. Most vines are inland d. France forms western border, Toscana eastern
B & D a. most vines in Ponente c. most vines on cliffs on the sea
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Which statements are correct? a. Ponente refers to west coast b. Ponente is entirely single varietal c. Riviera Ligure di Ponente DOC is Liguria's smallest in area d. Ponente is rainiest
a & b c - Val Polcevera DOC is Liguria's smallest d. Levante gets more rain
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What is Liguria's smallest DOC?
Val Polcevera DOC
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Which statements are correct? a. only 10 types of grapes b. International grapes over 50% c. Sangiovese is most widely planted red d. More than 70% of vines are white
``` d a - more than 100 grapes b. very little international grapes c. Rosses is most planted red. Sangiovese found in Luni ```
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Who was the first to plant vines in Liguria?
The Liguri tribe
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``` White or red? Rossese Ormeasco Pigato Vermentino Bosco Albarola ```
``` Rossese - red Ormeasco -red Pigato - white Vermentino - white Bosco - white Albarola - white ```
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What are the three main grapes of Cinque Terre DOC?
Vermentino Bosco Albarola
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What is the name for Dolcetto in Liguria?
Ormeasco
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Bianchetta Genovese is genetically identical to what other Ligurian grape?
Albarola
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In which wine region is Bosco a native grape?
Liguria
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Rossese is known as what grape in France?
Tibouren
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Costa de Sera, Costa de Campu and Costa da Posa are subzones of what DOC?
Cinque Terre DOC
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In which part of Liguria would Pigato likely be grown, the Western or Eastern Riviera?
Ponente | Western Riviera

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