RIVIERA LIGURE DI PONENTE PIGATO DOC "I SOLI" Foresti

A much debated origin

It is an ancient wine that, according to various hypotheses of origin, has become a native Ligurian of the Riviera di Ponente. Its name seems to derive from the roman piactus, intended as the manifestation of the spots on the clear peel of the grapes.  There are various hypotheses about its provenance: the first is that it was introduced in Liguria by the Ligurian colonies in Greece during the Middle Ages. Another idea is that, through a series of territorial routes and varietal modifications, it crossed Spain, Corsica and Sardinia, and then finally Liguria. Other hypotheses consider Pigato linked to the Vermentino family (including the Favorita delle Langhe) both for morphological characteristics and for places of presence of the two vine varietes. There have been many discussions but, even today, there is no official confirmation of the real correspondence of the vine varietes which therefore remain officially similar but separate. The main difference is found during the ripening when the Pigato grapes show an intense yellow color, almost amber-colored, with the typical rust-colored dots.