Pigato

{{Short description|Variety of grape}}

{{Infobox grape variety

| name = Pigato

| color = Blanc

| image =

| caption =

| species = Vitis vinifera

| also_called =

| origin = Italy

| hazards =

| regions = Liguria

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Pigato is a white Italian wine grape planted primarily in Liguria. The grape is found in the Riviera di Ponente zone in Italy's region of Liguria which makes sturdy, aromatic wines with plenty of fruit. DNA evidence proves that Pigato, Vermentino and Favorita are closely related.

It gains its name, which means "spotted" from the appearance of the ripe grapes.

J. Robinson: Jancis Robinson's Wine Course Third Edition, p. 119. Abbeville Press 2003 {{ISBN|0-7892-0883-0}}.

OZ Clarke and Margaret Rand: Grapes and Wines, p. 169.

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Category:White wine grape varieties