Liguria

Native and local varieties

  • 23% Vermentino ♦
  • 13% Pigato ♦
  • 10% Rossese ♦
  • 5% Albarola ♦
  • 5% Dolcetto ♦
  • 5% Sangiovese ♦
  • 4% Bosco ♦
  • 2% Lumassina ♦
  • 2% Bianchetta Genovese ♦
  • 2% Ciliegiolo ♦
  • 1% Trebbiano Giallo ♦
  • 1% Trebbiano Toscano ♦
  • 1% Biancame ♦
  • 1% Lambrusco Maestri ♦

International varieties

  • 2% Merlot ♦
Liguria 2017 Rosso vs bianco EN red vs white
Produzione vino Liguria 2017 EN wine productionE
Passito dolce EN
Sciacchetrà sciac-tra EN
Superficie vitata Liguria EN vineyard area
Vitigni Liguria EN grapes varieties

Region

  • popuation: 1.558.812 (2018)
  • area: 5.416 km²
  • mountains 65% / hills 35% / plains 0%

Vineyards

  • 2017: 2.010 hectare (+17%)
  • 2016: 1.716 hectare (+10%)
  • 2015: 1.566 hectare

Wine production

  • 2017: 75.708 hectoliters - 37,7 hectoliters/hectare (+9%)
  • 2016: 69.402 hectoliters - 40,4 hectoliters/hectare (-12%)
  • 2015: 79.132 hectoliters - 50,5 hectoliters/hectare

Classification

  • DOC wines 43% / IGT wines 18% / generic wines 39%
  • red wines 33% / white wines 67%

Source: Istat 2018

DOCG wines

  • none

DOC wines

  • Cinque Terre e Cinque Terre Sciacchetrà ♦
  • Colli di Luni ♦♦
  • Colline di Levanto ♦♦
  • Dolceacqua / Rossese di Dolceacqua ♦
  • Golfo del Tigullo / Portofino ♦♦♦
  • Pornassio / Ormeasco di Pornassio ♦♦
  • Riviera Ligure di Ponente ♦♦
  • Val Polcèvera ♦♦♦

IGT wines

  • Colline del Genovesato ♦♦♦
  • Colline Savonesi ♦♦♦
  • Liguria di Levante ♦♦♦
  • Terrazze dell'Imperiese ♦♦♦
Happy wine!
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