Riviera Ligure di Ponente

Riviera Ligure di Ponente is a wine region in Liguria, Italy.

The signature grape is Pigato, backed by Rossese.

The ground underneath is clay, free-draining and gravel.

The climate is mediterranean, running altitude-moderated.

The vineyards themselves read as hillsides and riverside.

Dry white wine, red wine and dessert wine is what the region is known for, and in the glass it shows especially from pigato, sweet wines, moscato bianco and showcasing honeyed fruit notes.

Labels here fall under the DOP and the DOC.

Inside it sit Albengana, Finale and Quiliano.

Names to look for on a shelf: Azienda Vitivinicola Durin and Cascina Feipu dei Massaretti.

At the table these bottles work with seafood, white fish, pasta with pesto and light salads.

Serve chilled.

In the glass.

Dry white: Especially from pigato.

Dessert: Sweet wines, Moscato bianco, Showcasing honeyed fruit notes.

Grapes planted here.

Classifications.

• DOP
• DOC

Producers worth knowing.

Bottles to look for.

• Bio Vio Giobatta 'Bon in da Bon' Pigato di Albenga Riviera Ligure di Ponente, Liguria, Italy
• Bio Vio Giobatta 'Marene' Pigato di Albenga Riviera Ligure di Ponente, Liguria, Italy
• Bio Vio Giobatta 'U Bastio' Rossese di Albenga Riviera Ligure di Ponente, Liguria, Italy
• Bruna Le Russeghine Pigato Riviera Ligure di Ponente, Liguria, Italy
• Bruna Maje Bianco Riviera Ligure di Ponente Pigato, Liguria, Italy
• Bruna U Baccan Bianco Riviera Ligure di Ponente Pigato, Liguria, Italy
• Bruna Vermentino Riviera Ligure di Ponente, Liguria, Italy
• Cantina Sancio Pigato Riviera Ligure di Ponente, Liguria, Italy

At the table.

• seafood
• white fish
• pasta with pesto
• light salads

Serving and cellaring.

• Serve chilled.

Inside the region.

Nearby regions.

Riviera Ligure di Ponente: common questions

More from here: every wine region in Italy, or the wider Liguria guide.