What grows here
Valfenera
19 protected denominations overlap in this municipality.
This quiet corner of the Asti province, home to fewer than 2,500 residents, possesses a unique geography where clay-heavy plateau depressions meet prime viticultural slopes. Here, the clay-bottomed farm ponds yield the rare Tinca Gobba Dorata del Pianalto di Poirino DOP, a golden-scaled tench prized for its sweet, delicate flesh and farmed across a tight zone of just 23 municipalities. Meanwhile, the sun-exposed ridges nurture robust vines for Freisa d'Asti DOC, one of 19 protected denominations overlapping in this territory. Valfenera's specific terroir bridges aquatic harvest and hillside viticulture, defining a distinct Piedmontese micro-region.
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 cacciatoraDOPTinca Gobba Dorata del Pianalto di PoirinoIGPVitelloni Piemontesi della Coscia