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Signature grapes
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Sub-regions
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Bottles to find
Cinque Terre is a wine region in Liguria, Italy.
Growers build the wines around Bosco, filling out the blend with Albarola and Vermentino.
The climate is maritime/oceanic.
The vineyards themselves read as coastal, slopes and steep sites.
Dry white wine and sweet wine is what the region is known for, and in the glass it shows citrus, green apples and celebrated for its aromatic complexity.
The named areas within are Cinque Terre Costa da Posa, Cinque Terre Costa de Campu, Cinque Terre Costa de Sera and Cinque Terre Sciacchetra.
Pour them alongside seafood, light pasta dishes and salads.
In the glass.
Dry white: Citrus, Green apples.
Sweet: Celebrated for its aromatic complexity.
Grapes planted here.
Bottles to look for.
- Albana La Torre 'La Torre d'Albana' Cinque Terre, Liguria, Italy
- Ansaldo 5 Terre Liquoroso Riserva Castello Montenero, Liguria, Italy
- Azienda Agricola Possa Cinque Terre Sciacchetra, Liguria, Italy
- Azienda Agricola Possa Cinque Terre, Liguria, Italy
- Bisson Cinque Terre Sciacchetra, Liguria, Italy
- Bisson Marea Cinque Terre, Liguria, Italy
- Campogrande Cinque Terre Sciacchetra Bianco, Liguria, Italy
- Campogrande Cinqueterre Bianco, Liguria, Italy
At the table.
- seafood
- light pasta dishes
- salads
Inside the region.
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Cinque Terre Costa da Posa
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Cinque Terre Costa de Campu
03
Cinque Terre Costa de Sera
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Cinque Terre Sciacchetra
Read →Nearby regions.
Cinque Terre: common questions
01.What grapes is Cinque Terre known for?+
Bosco is the signature grape of Cinque Terre. Albarola and Vermentino are also planted here.
02.What kind of wine does Cinque Terre make?+
Cinque Terre produces dry white wine and sweet wine.
03.Where is Cinque Terre?+
Cinque Terre is a wine region in Italy.
04.What food goes with Cinque Terre wine?+
Try seafood, light pasta dishes and salads.
More from here: every wine region in Italy, or the wider Liguria guide.