Pigato
[pee-GAH-toh]
A white-wine grape grown primarily in Italy's LIGURIA region. Pigato, whose name refers to its blotchy (oddly pigmented) skin, is thought to have originated in Greece. It produces attractive, full-bodied dry wines with floral and peach characteristics.
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Liguria,
Rossese di Dolceacqua DOC,
Greece
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