What grows here
Fontanigorda
3 protected denominations overlap in this municipality.
Fontanigorda, a modest municipality in the Metropolitan City of Genoa, holds a quiet significance within Italy's culinary landscape. This Ligurian locale is a defined origin point for the esteemed "Olive taggiasche liguri IGP", a prized food product whose unique characteristics are shaped by the regional terroir. Thriving across a geographical zone spanning 234 municipalities, these olives benefit from the specific climate and hilly terrain of the Ligurian Apennines, which cradle this part of Genoa province. This environment fosters the delicate Taggiasca olive, celebrated for its distinctive fruity notes. In total, three protected denominations overlap here, including the broader "Grappa IG" and "Brandy italiano IG".