Outstanding houses in Liguria.
Liguria's whites cut clean and mineral against the backdrop of its fragmented, steep-terraced slopes, while its reds—often underripe by design—taste of herbs and stone rather than fruit.
Save these houses, build your route through Liguria, and navigate when you're there.
Region DNA
The character of Liguria
Based on 487 wines with structural data
Style profile
Broad range with a recognisable character
FEM score distribution
Based on 152 rated wineries in this region
Flavor territory
Most frequent primary flavor groups
Style breakdown
Wine style frequency · Bar length = relative count
Top grape varieties
Varieties ranked by number of wines · Number = wine count
Most representative winery
The estate whose wines are closest to the regional average — the truest expression of Liguria
Lupi
VisitLiguria wineries worth the stop
The 12 best critic-rated producers in Liguria with a cellar-door address, ranked by their highest critic score. Check opening hours and book tastings ahead.
- 01Lunae
Via Bozzi, 63, 19034, Ortonovo, Italy
Critics' peak 91 · Decanter · Wine Advocate · Wine Spectator
- 02Poggio dei Gorleri
1 Via San Leonardo, 18013, Diano Gorleri, Italy
Critics' peak 88 · Wine Advocate · Wine Spectator · Vivino
- 03Durin
202, Via Roma, 17037 Ortovero (SV) - Italy, Italy
Critics' peak 88 · Wine Advocate · Wine Spectator · Vivino
- 04Colle dei Bardellini
Via Fontana Rosa, 12, 18100, Imperia, Italy
Critics' peak 88 · Wine Advocate · Wine Spectator · Wine Enthusiast
- 05Giacomelli
Via Palvotrisia 134,, 19033, Castelnuovo Magra (SP), Italy
Critics' peak 88 · Wine Advocate · Wine Spectator · Vinous
- 06
- 07La Ginestraia
Via Steria snc, 18100, Cervo (IM), Italy
Critic-rated · Wine Spectator · Wine Enthusiast · Vivino
- 08Laura Aschero
Piazza Vittorio Emanuele II, 7 Pontedassio, 18027, Imperia, Italy
Critic-rated · Decanter · Wine Spectator · Vivino
- 09Primaterra
252 Via Discovolo, 19017, Riomaggiore, Italy
Critic-rated · Wine Spectator · Wine Enthusiast · Vivino
- 10
- 11Il Monticello
Monticello, 17024 Finale Ligure SV, Liguria, Italy, Italy
Critic-rated · Wine Advocate · Vivino
- 12Punta Crena
Via Strada Vecchia , 19, 17029, Varigotti - Finale Ligure (SV), Italy
Critic-rated · Wine Spectator · Vivino
Liguria is a wine region in Italy, home to 231 producers tracked on Femente, 10 of them rated 90+ on the critic index. Its vineyards are led by Vermentino, Pigato, and Rossese, producing Northern Italy White and Northern Italy Red wines with notes of Tree fruit, Citrus fruit, and Earth. It takes in Colline Savonesi, Val Polcévera, Riviera Ligure di Ponente, Ormeasco di Pornassio, and Cinque Terre.
Liguria — good to know
- What grape varieties are grown in Liguria?
- The most planted varieties in Liguria are Vermentino, Pigato, Rossese, and Albarola, based on the wines Femente tracks across the region.
- What wines is Liguria known for?
- Liguria is known for Northern Italy White, Northern Italy Red, and Italian Sparkling wines and flavors of Tree fruit, Citrus fruit, and Earth.
- How many wineries are in Liguria?
- Femente tracks 231 producers in Liguria, of which 10 are rated 90+ on the critic index.
- Where is Liguria?
- Liguria is a wine region in Italy, taking in Colline Savonesi, Val Polcévera, Riviera Ligure di Ponente, and Ormeasco di Pornassio.
Liguria
Liguria's whites cut clean and mineral against the backdrop of its fragmented, steep-terraced slopes, while its reds—often underripe by design—taste of herbs and stone rather than fruit. The region's producers resist ripeness itself as a philosophy.
Producers in Liguria
- Alessandro Tognoli — honest
- Durin — distinction
- Azienda Agricola Pino Gino — honest
- Bisson — honest
- Punta Crena — honest
- Cheo — honest
- Ramoino — honest
- Colledora — honest
- Burasca — honest
- Casetta — honest
- Il Monticello — honest
- Mela Marina — undiscovered
- Feipu dei Massaretti — honest
- Primaterra — honest
- Federici - La Baia del Sole — honest
- Massimo Alessandri — honest
- Albus — undiscovered
- Ca Vigna — undiscovered
- Anfossi — honest
- Laura Aschero — honest
- Mammoliti — honest
- Azienda Agricola Campogrande — honest
- Luciano Capellini — honest
- Pietra del Focolare — honest
- Torre Pernice — honest
- La Ricolla — honest
- Ottaviano Lambruschi — honest
- Santa Caterina — honest
- Vallata di Levanto — honest
- Berry and Berry — honest
- Calleri — honest
- Arnasco — undiscovered
- La Colombiera — honest
- Sassarini — honest
- Vio Giobatta - BioVio — honest
- Cascina Praie — honest
- Cascina delle Terre Rosse — honest
- Bargon — undiscovered
- Consorzio — undiscovered
- Da Manfredo — undiscovered
- La Rocca di San Nicolao — undiscovered
- Le Crêuze — honest
- Libeccio — undiscovered
- Cantina Zolezzi — undiscovered
- La Cappelletta — honest
- La Cantina del Nonno Pescetto — undiscovered
- Stella di Lemmen — honest
- La Vecchia Cantina — honest
- Calcinara — undiscovered
- Ca’ di Mare — undiscovered
- Marino Barani & Figli — undiscovered
- Novaro Nicola — undiscovered
- Balin — undiscovered
- Di Portofino — undiscovered
- Confraternita Dell ormeasco — undiscovered
- Pian della Chiesa — undiscovered
- Beppa — undiscovered
- La Carreccia — undiscovered
- Tenuta Olmarello — undiscovered
- Terrazze Singhie — undiscovered
- Mignacco — undiscovered
- La Sarticola — undiscovered
- Cantina Cinque Terre — honest
- Eroico — undiscovered
- Il Foresto — undiscovered
- Cantine Gatti & Giugnoli — undiscovered
- Lunae — distinction
- Vétua — honest
- Luna Mater — undiscovered
- Giacomelli — distinction
- Innocenzo Turco — honest
- Poggio dei Gorleri — distinction
- Paganini — honest
- Riomaggiore — undiscovered
- Ingauni — honest
- Rosadimaggio — honest
- Terrae — undiscovered
- La Cantina Levantese — honest
- Terre di Levanto — undiscovered
- Cà du Ferrà — honest
- La Chiosa — undiscovered
- Perla Nera — undiscovered
- Buranco — honest
- Forlini Cappellini — honest
- Molo — undiscovered
- Cian du Giorgi — undiscovered
- Arimondo Paola di San Bartolomeo — undiscovered
- Fieschi — honest
- La Porta dei Sapori — undiscovered
- Ronco Daniele — undiscovered
- Veggia Dian — undiscovered
- Delbalzo — undiscovered
- Antichi Poderi Liguri — undiscovered
- Azienda Agricola Dell'Erba — undiscovered
- Casanova — undiscovered
- La Ginestraia — honest
- Colle dei Bardellini — distinction
- Girardi Paola — undiscovered
- Vincenzo Salvo — undiscovered
- La Scogliera — undiscovered
- Villa Cambiaso — honest