Pigato

It is a clone of Vermentino, which was is often confused, and is considered an native vine of Liguria, although it arrives in Italy from Thessaly in the late Middle Ages, through the South. It is widespread especially in the Riviera di Ponente and owes its name to the rust-colored spots covering the ripe berries (from pigau, which in Genoese dialect means "spotted"), and that disappear when this variety is grown in areas that are different from those of choice. Another tradition wants that the name derives from the Latin word picatum, which means "flavoured with pitch." It has a characteristic straw yellow color, with hints of peach and ripe apricot as well as of aromatic herbs. In the mouth it is fresh and fruity, with a final bitterness.

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