Bosco is a white Italian wine

Italian wine

Italian wine is wine produced in Italy, a country which is home to some of the oldest wine-producing regions in the world. Italy is the world's largest wine producer, responsible for approximately one-fifth of world wine production in 2005. Italian wine is exported largely around the world and has...

 grape variety that is grown predominately in the Liguria region of northwest Italy

Italy

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. It is a permitted variety in the Denominazione di origine controllata

Denominazione di Origine Controllata

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(DOC) wine of Cinque Terre where it is often the primary component of the blend. In winemaking

Winemaking

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, care must be taken in handling due to Bosco's propensity to oxidize easily, creating potential wine faults.

Synonyms

Among the synonyms that have been used to describe Bosco and its wines include Bosco Bianco, Bosco Bianco del Genovesato and Madea.