Castelnuovo di Ceva

In the tiny Piedmontese commune of Castelnuovo di Ceva, home to a mere 100 residents in the southern hills of Cuneo, a modest landscape nurtures 18 protected food and wine denominations. This sparse population allows the rugged, unpolluted pastures to thrive, creating the perfect terroir for Murazzano DOP, an artisanal sheep’s milk cheese produced across just 50 regional municipalities. Alongside this rare cheese, the fertile local soils support the cultivation of the Fagiolo Cuneo IGP bean. Castelnuovo di Ceva proves that even the smallest human settlements can yield a remarkable concentration of certified gastronomic heritage.