What grows here
Sommariva del Bosco
18 protected denominations overlap in this municipality.
In the northern reaches of Cuneo province, the Piedmontese commune of Sommariva del Bosco, home to over 6,000 residents, occupies a flatland transition zone bordering the Roero hills. This unique geography allows the municipality to nurture 18 distinct protected denominations. Most notable is the Tinca Gobba Dorata del Pianalto di Poirino DOP, a sweet-tasting, golden-skinned tench raised in local clay-pond ecosystems restricted to a zone of 23 municipalities. These same mineral-rich soils yield the delicate Fagiolo Cuneo IGP, proving how water and land harmonize to feed Piedmont's culinary heritage.
Municipality
Born on this land
DOPBraIGBrandy italianoDOPCrudo di CuneoIGPFagiolo CuneoIGGénépi des AlpesDOPGorgonzolaDOPGrana PadanoIGGrappaIGGrappa di BaroloIGGrappa piemonteseIGPMortadella BolognaDOPRascheraIGPSalame CremonaIGPSalame PiemonteDOPSalamini italiani alla cacciatoraDOPTinca Gobba Dorata del Pianalto di PoirinoDOPToma PiemonteseIGPVitelloni Piemontesi della Coscia