From the Gambero Rosso guides Vini d'Italia and BereBene 2026 a picture emerges
exciting for the wine of Western Liguria: the cellars of our network
they get excellent scores and earn the limelight
right in these days, during the week of the Sanremo Festival.
In this February 2026, just as Sanremo turns the spotlight on the Riviera dei Fiori, Gambero Rosso dedicates ample space to our wines in three separate articles - one onOrmeasco di Pornassio, one on the Pigato of Fontanacota has always been mini-guide to the best white wines in the area —, confirming that Western Liguria is today one of the most interesting wine-producing areas in Italy.
The beauty of Italian wine lies precisely in these products: certainly not fashionable or trendy wines, but rather wines that express local identities, authentic stories of agricultural resistance, and a strong desire not to give in to facile standardization.
-Gambero Rosso- February 2026
What is Ormeasco, the mountain wine from the province of Imperia?
Among the cellars of the network Vite in Riviera quote:
AMaccia — Ranzo (IM)
Fontanacota — Pornassio (IM)
Ingauni winemakers — Ortovero (SV)
In a village in the Ligurian Alps there is a family that produces a great white wine for under 20 euros.
Article dedicated to Fontanacota – Pornassio (IM)
The 13 best white wines produced near Sanremo, recommended by Gambero Rosso
Among the cellars of the network Vite in Riviera quote:
Ingauni winemakers — Ortovero (SV)
Calleri – Albenga (SV)
Bio Vio – Albenga (SV)
Fontanacota – Pornassio (IM)
Innocent Turco — Quiliano (SV)
Bruna – Ranzo (IM)
