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The wine region of Riviera Ligure di Ponente

The wine region of Riviera Ligure di Ponente is located in the region of Ligurie of Italy. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Laura Aschero or the Domaine Bruna produce mainly wines white, red and sparkling. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Riviera Ligure di Ponente are Vermentino et Sangiovese, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Riviera Ligure di Ponente often reveals types of flavors of minerality, pear or red fruit and sometimes also flavors of floral, tropical fruit or green apple.

The wine region of Liguria

Liguria is a thin, crescent-shaped coastal region in northwestern Italy, stretching 250 km along the Mediterranean Sea from the border with southern France in the west to the port city of La Spezia in the east. Tuscany Lies beyond the latter, while the region's Central city, Genoa, is about 70 km southeast of Asti and Barolo (and even less so of Piedmont, parts of which run along the northern border of Liguria). Known as the Italian Riviera, this thin, beautiful strip of rugged land with a Mediterranean Climate and poor, stony soils is dominated by steeply sloping hills that fall almost directly into the sea. These steep elevations make Grape growing a challenge, resulting in scattered vineyards (some of which can only be reached by boat) with limited production.