Lequio Berria

Home to just 426 residents in Piedmont’s Cuneo province, the high-altitude hills of Lequio Berria shape a microclimate where 22 protected denominations flourish. Here, 2 verified local producers craft exceptional regional specialties, led by the intense Dolcetto d'Alba DOC, a wine restricted to a select zone of 36 municipalities. The steep, grassy pastures also yield the rich milk for Murazzano DOP, a traditional sheep’s milk cheese produced across only 50 neighboring communes. This tiny community’s rugged terrain and sharp thermal excursions naturally concentrate the sugars in the wine grapes and the aromatic complexity of the upland pastures.