his is Tuscany's northernmost D.O.C. appellation, and the southernmost in Liguria. Colli di Luni D.O.C. in fact covers an area that is equally divided between the two adjacent regions and includes the Tuscan municipalities of Fosdinovo, Aulla and Podenzana and fourteen municipalities in Liguria. Vermentino is the name of one of the local grape varieties grown in this hilly area near the Tyrrhenian Sea.
According to Pliny the Elder, the wines produced in this area, the Val di Magra, were well-known in antiquity. Napoleon's invading army and the wine merchants of Genoa also knew and appreciated the wines of Luni.
The current D.O.C. appellation is a token of recognition of the old winemaking traditions of this land, as well as of the efforts of its winegrowers in recent years. The appellation includes two whites, one of which made exclusively with Vermentino grapes, and a red.
This page was written by Stefano Milioni. Background image and most photos in this section courtesy of Giuliano Bugialli, all right reserved (see Copyright and Credits).
his is Tuscany's northernmost D.O.C. appellation, and the southernmost in Liguria. Colli di Luni D.O.C. in fact covers an area that is equally divided between the two adjacent regions and includes the Tuscan municipalities of Fosdinovo, Aulla and Podenzana and fourteen municipalities in Liguria. Vermentino is the name of one of the local grape varieties grown in this hilly area near the Tyrrhenian Sea.