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3 unusual facts about Rossese


Liguria wine

Riviera Ligure di Ponente DOC - Red and white wine DOC producing wine from Dolcetto (known locally as Ormeasco), Pigato, Rossese and Vermentino.

Rossese

Grillo, white wine grape that is also known as Rossese bianco in the province of La Spezia in Liguria

Rossese bianco, white wine grape that is primarily found in the province of Cuneo in Piedmont


Rossese bianco

In 1596, Andrea Bacci of Sant'Elpidio a Mare, a winemaker who also served as a physician to Felice Peretti di Montalto before his elevation to Pope Sixtus V noted that a grape known as Rossese bianco or Roxeise had been producing wine of high quality and reputation since the 15th century.


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