Golfo del Tigullio-Portofino

Golfo del Tigullio-Portofino or simply Portofino is a wine-growing region in the northern Italian province of Genoa in the Liguria region . Since September 1, 1997, the wines have had the status of a controlled designation of origin Denominazione di origine controllata , which was last updated on March 7, 2014.

Growing area

Cultivation is in the municipalities of Avegno , Bargagli , Bogliasco , Borzonasca , Camogli , Carasco , Casarza Ligure , Castiglione Chiavarese , Chiavari , Cicagna , Cogorno , Coreglia Ligure , Davagna , Favale di Malvaro , Lavagna , Leivi , Lumarzo , Mezzanego , Moneglia , Ne , Neirone , Orero , Pieve Ligure , Portofino , Rapallo , Recco , San Colombano Certénoli , Santa Margherita Ligure , Sestri Levante , Sori , Tribogna , Uscio and Zoagli as well as in parts of the municipalities of Genoa , Lorsica and Mocònesi .

Manufacturing

The following types of wine are produced:

• as cuvée ( blended wine ):
  • Golfo del Tigullio-Portofino bianco or Portofino bianco (also as Spumante , Frizzante and Passito ): at least 60% Vermentino and / or Bianchetta Genovese . A maximum of 40% other analogous grape varieties that are approved for cultivation in the Liguria region may be added.
  • Golfo del Tigullio-Portofino rosso and rosato or Portofino rosso or Portofino rosato (also as Frizzante and Novello ): at least 60% Ciliegiolo and / or Dolcetto . A maximum of 40% other analogous grape varieties that are approved for cultivation in the Liguria region may be added.
• as almost single-origin wines: they must contain at least 85% of the grape variety mentioned. A maximum of 15% other analogue grape varieties that are approved for cultivation in the Liguria region may be added.
  • Golfo del Tigullio-Portofino Bianchetta Genovese or Portofino Bianchetta Genovese
  • Golfo del Tigullio-Portofino Vermentino or Portofino Vermentino
  • Golfo del Tigullio-Portofino Ciliegiolo or Portofino Vermentino
  • Golfo del Tigullio-Portofino Moscato or Portofino Moscato
  • Golfo del Tigullio-Portofino Scimiscià (Cimixa) or Portofino Scimiscià

literature

• Jancis Robinson : The Oxford Wine Lexicon . 3rd revised edition, 1st edition. Gräfe and Unzer Verlag, Munich 2007, ISBN 978-3-8338-0691-9 .
• Burton Anderson: Italy's Wines 2004/05 . Hallwag, Gräfe and Unzer, Munich 2004, ISBN 3-7742-6365-5 .
• Jacques Orhon: Le nouveau guide des vins d'Italie . Les editions de l'homme, Montreal 2007, ISBN 978-2-7619-2437-5 .
• Valeria Camaschella (Ed.): Lexicon of Italian Wines - All DOCG & DOC wines . Hallwag, Gräfe and Unzer, Munich 2002, ISBN 3-7742-0756-9 , p. 133 .

Web links

• Cinque Terre wine cooperative , accessed June 3, 2015.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c} Disciplinare di Produzione della Denominazione di Origine Controllata (production regulations and description). (PDF) In: ismeamercati.it. November 27, 2017, accessed August 6, 2018 (Italian).