What grows here
Piovà Massaia
18 protected denominations overlap in this municipality.
This Asti hills municipality, renamed in 1940 to honor its native nineteenth-century missionary Cardinal Guglielmo Massaia, nurtures 18 protected denominations within its borders. Foremost among these is Freisa d'Asti DOC, a heritage red wine grown across a restricted zone of 117 municipalities. Here, the local microclimate and marly soils yield a rustic, aromatic grape that thrives alongside Barbera d'Asti DOCG. The steep slopes of Piovà Massaia translate these distinct geological conditions into structured, high-acid wines, making this small Piedmontese enclave a crucial micro-terroir for North Italian oenophiles seeking authentic, historic varietals.
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