Italian Wine Regions - Liguria

Crash course in the Italian Wine Region of Liguria.You’re going to learn exactly what makes Liguria a unique wine producing region, what types of wines are out there, and where you should begin your journey in tasting these wines.

The name Liguria comes from the prehistoric people, the ligurians, that inhabited this area and surrounding areas more than 4,000 years ago, predating the romans. The origins of these people is a mystery today.

The capital of Liguria is the great city of Genova, and the region has been made famouse throughout the world for it’s riviera called Cinque Terrre.

The Cinque Terre are five small villages that sit on the edge of high rocky cliffs that stare straight down to the tyranean sea. The views are magnificent and cannot be duplicated.
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People call the wines of Liguria Heroic because the vineyards are located on dangerously steep slopes that stare down into a deep blue sea. The local people are willing to risk falling and hurting themselves, and even death for vino….wow what a passion, right?

Liguria is truly a unique wine producing region for this magnificent and dangerous wine culture that they’ve devloped over centuries.

The region is dominated by white wines. Vermentino being the most popular varietal in the region. The most popular white varietal in Sardinia also happens to be Vermentino but because of the terroir difference, the wines are very different. The vermentinos in Sardinia tend to be fuller bodied with more citrus and tropical fruits while the ligurian vermentinos tend to be more light bodied and more minterality.

While you’ll find Sangiovese as well as Ormeasco which is Dolcetto from neighboring Piemonte, The most unique red varietal in the region that you can’t find anywhere else in italy is the Rossese grape.

Cinque Terre doc is a white wine predominantly with the bosco grape but you will also see Vermentino and albarola as part of the blend

Colli di Luni can be found in both red and white versions: the red being mostly Sangiovese blends. For the white wines, The Colli di Luni doc is a blend dominated by Vermentino but you can also find 100% monovarietals of Vermentino in this appellation. This appellation is one of the few appellations in italy that is shared by two regions. In this case it’s Liguria and Tuscany but I’d say the Ligurians are more known for this appellation which is why I didn’t recommend it in the Tuscany crash course video.

As I mentioned, Rossese is the most important and unique red wine to the region.

And something a bit of a rare treasure is the ormeasco which is a sub-variety of Dolcetto in Piemonte but the different in style and character is vastly different, in part because this appellation is inland in Liguria up in the Ligurian alps. A rare treat indeed.

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