Across Liguria, the grapes change from Spezia to the western coast. Colli di Luni, Cinque Terre and Colline di Levanto use Vermentino, Albarola, Bosco, Ciliegiolo and Sangiovese. Around Genova, Bianchetta Genovese sits alongside Vermentino, Scimiscià, Moscato and Ciliegiolo. Between Savona and Imperia, growers work with Pigato, Vermentino, Moscatello, Rossese and Granaccia.
Cinque Terre makes both dry wine and sweet Sciacchetrà. Made from Bosco, Albarola and Vermentino, Sciacchetrà comes from grapes dried in the sun until November, then hand-shelled for selection. It can develop for ten, twenty or thirty years, with aromas that may recall dried fruit, apricot jam, yellow peach, vanilla, chestnut honey and spice. In the Genova area, Bianchetta Genovese grows inland and higher on the hills, making straw-yellow wines with grass, fresh fruit and flower aromas and a fresh, graceful palate.
Inside the region
3 named areas
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- 01Genova & HinterlandNo producers listed yetGenova & Hinterland sits within Liguria, Italy.
- 02Riviera di Levante & Cinque Terre1 producerRiviera di Levante & Cinque Terre sits within Liguria, Italy.
- 03Riviera di Ponente (Western Riviera)No producers listed yetRiviera di Ponente (Western Riviera) sits within Liguria, Italy.
Producer profiles
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- Cantine LunaeEstate winery in Luni, La Spezia, producing Vermentino across three label tiers and a skin-macerated rosé from the easternmost edge of Liguria.