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📍 Riviera Ligure di Ponente

Appellation ✔ Checked: 10.2026 · sources: 7 Updated:

The western coast of Liguria.

Riviera Ligure di Ponente ("western Riviera") is the western coast of Liguria, a narrow strip between the Ligurian Sea and the mountains of the Maritime Alps and the Apennines. It is part of the Italian Riviera, which stretches for about 350 kilometres. The area belongs to the Liguria wine region. Vineyards lie on steep terraces above the sea, beside olive groves and flower gardens.

The main wine district is named Riviera Ligure di Ponente. The main white grape is Vermentino, and Pigato, a local form closely related to it, gives a fragrant wine with a slight bitter note. Reds are made from Rossese and Ormeasco. Rossese di Dolceacqua is a separate red appellation named after the village of Dolceacqua near the French border; Ormeasco di Pornassio is made from Ormeasco, the Ligurian name for Dolcetto.

The wines are drunk mostly on the coast: they suit fish, seafood and local cooking with olive oil and basil. The region has other appellations as well: Terrazze dell'Imperiese and Colline Savonesi.

Liguria is a small wine region, but its wines are tasty, even if they rarely reach other countries.

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Part of
📍 Liguria
Related to
📜 Pornassio, 📜 Rossese di Dolceacqua, 📜 Terrazze dell'Imperiese, 📜 Colline Savonesi
Grapes
🍇 Vermentino, 🍇 Tibouren
Main grapes
🍇 Vermentino, 🍇 Tibouren
Wines
🍷 White wine, 🍷 Red wine, 🍷 Still wine
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Frequently asked questions

Where is Riviera Ligure di Ponente?

On the western coast of Liguria, between Genoa and the French border.

Which grapes are grown here?

Vermentino and Pigato among whites, Rossese and Ormeasco among reds.

What is Rossese di Dolceacqua?

A red wine from the Rossese grape, a separate appellation near the French border.

What to read next

  • 🍇 Tibouren — A red grape of Provence, used for rosé wines.
  • 🍷 Still wine — Ordinary wine without carbon dioxide bubbles.
  • 🍷 White wine — Wine made from grape juice without the skins; it can come from pale and even dark berries.
  • 🍷 Red wine — Wine from dark grapes that ferments with the skins and takes its colour from them.

Similar

📍 Cinque Terre · 📜 Colli di Luni · 📜 Colline del Genovesato · 📜 Liguria di Levante · 📜 Portofino · 📜 Val Polcevera

⚠️ Wine contains alcohol: adults only, drink in moderation. Wine usually contains sulphites; egg white or milk proteins are sometimes used for fining — important for allergies and for vegans.

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