What grows here
Cortanze
18 protected denominations overlap in this municipality.
Home to just 260 residents in the province of Asti, the tiny municipality of Cortanze hosts 18 protected denominations within its borders. The local soils favor the Freisa d'Asti DOC, a tart, aromatic red wine shared with a group of 117 neighboring municipalities. Alongside it, the robust Barbera d'Asti DOCG thrives on these south-facing clay slopes, which historically defined the agricultural output of this Piedmontese enclave. These hillsides shape the distinct acidic profile of the regional grapes, proving how even this micro-population commands a significant role on Italy's official registry of culinary origins.
Municipality
Born on this land
DOCGBarbera d'AstiDOCBarbera del MonferratoDOCGBarbera del Monferrato SuperioreIGBrandy italianoDOPCrudo di CuneoDOCFreisa d'AstiIGGénépi des AlpesDOPGrana PadanoIGGrappaIGGrappa di BaroloIGGrappa piemonteseDOCMonferratoIGPMortadella BolognaDOCPiemonteIGPSalame CremonaIGPSalame PiemonteDOPSalamini italiani alla cacciatoraIGPVitelloni Piemontesi della Coscia