Liguria W Flashcards

(40 cards)

1
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Where is Liguria located

A

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 Apenines

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4
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Wha 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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9
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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

A

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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13
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What is the soil in riviera di Levante

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Mix of clay, sand, lkmestone

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14
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What is the known grape of Liguria

A

Pigato

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15
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Pigato is genetically identical to which grape

A

Vermentino

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16
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What is the difference of wines made of Vermentino and Pigato

A

Vermentino is more aromatic herbs and mineral and Pigato is more Musk flavour

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17
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What is the most planted grape in Liguria

18
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What is the second most planted grape in Liguria

19
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What is the percentage of red and white grape in Liguria

A

White is 70% and red 30%

20
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What are the two most important red grapes in Liguria

A

Rossese and Ormeasco

21
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What are the principal appellations in Riviera de Ponente

A

Tiviera di Ponente DOC
Rossese di dolceacqua DOC
Ormeasco di Pornassio DOC

22
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What are the principal appellations in Riviera di Levante

A

Cinque Terre - Cinque Terre Sciaccheta DOC

Colli di Luni DOC

23
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Cinque Terre has wines varietal, blend or both

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

A

Passito Sciacchetra

25
Passito Sciacchetra is made of which grapes
Bosco, Vermentino and Albarola
26
Colli di Luni DOC is an inter-regional DOC shared between which regions
Liguria and Tuscany
27
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
29
Which grape is most planted in Colli di Luni
Sangiovese, Vermentino and ALbarola
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How is Vermentino grape aldo called in Colli di Luni
Trebbiano Toscano
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Is Riviera di Ponente DOCmore varietal, blend or both
Mostly Varietal
32
Red grape ressese is genetically idetincal to
Tibouren grape
33
What is the most planted red grape in Liguria
Rossese red grape
34
Where is Rossese di Dolceacqua DOC located
Close to French border in Western Liguria
35
How many MGA in Rossese di Dolceacqua DOC
38
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What is the min percentage 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
38
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%
40
What is the difference of Sciac-Trà and Sciacchetrà
``` Sciac-Trà = Rosato Sciacchetrà = Passito ```