Location

This is Italy's 3rd smallest region after Valle d'Aosta and Molise. It runs along the North West coast from the French Border to Tuscany. Wine production is small as tourism dominates but also due to challenging terrain of the dramatic Appennini mountains that crash into the Mediterranean Sea.

Climate

Mediterranean – the sea being a big factor on the style of the wines.

Topography

Dramatic to see where terraces are carved into the cliffs that hang over the Mediterranean Sea, however, very difficult to cultivate, hence the resulting low production of wine for the region. The Italian Riviera, however, is one of the many jewels in Italy's crown and occupied by the proud Genovesi

Soils

Mix of calcareous clay. Very rocky poor soil.

Production

Less than 10,000 HL

Our producers

Featured

Angelo Veglio

Boasso Franco

Borgo Maragliano

Boveri Luigi

Burlotto

Castello di Verduno

Castello di Neive

Cavallotto

Ciabot Berton

Elio Perrone

Enzo Boglietti

Famiglia Anselma

Guido Porro

La Raia

Luigi Einaudi

Manfredi

Paitin

Paolo Conterno

Rivetto

Rizzi

Rocche Costamagna

Schiavenza

Tenuta Cucco

Voerzio Martini

Description
Quite light weight and is said to be a type of Trebbiano.
Principle Wines
Cinque Terre
Description
The main whiter grape of the Cinque Terre blend.
Principle Wines
Cinque Terre
Description
Aka Dolcetto – pls see Piemonte
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Aka Dolcetto – pls see Piemonte
Description
Aka Vermentino. Making a much more robust wine than its Sardinian counterpart. Friuty and less herbaceous. Pigato comes from the spots of pigmentation when the grape is ripe. Grown almost exclusively in the Riviera Ligure di Ponente DOC where it is considered superior to non-spotted Vermentino
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Riviera Ligure di Ponente.
Description
Making an easy drinking quaffable Italian Riviera red. Has been known to creep up into Barolo territory.
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Rossese di Dolceacqua or Dolceacqua
Description
See Tuscany
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See Tuscany
Description
Pls see Pigato
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Pls see Pigato

Major Appellations DOCG/DOC

Description
Perhaps Liguria's most famous wine served in the local restaurants and produced on the dramatic terraces overlooking the sea.
Principle Wines
Bosco, Albarola, Vermentino
Description
This very rare sweet wine is made from raisined grapes
Principle Wines
Bosco, Albarola, Vermentino
Description
One of the more important areas for the production of Vermentino
Principle Wines
Vermentino
Description
One of the more important areas for the production of Vermentino
Principle Wines
Rossese