What grows here
Cassina Rizzardi
15 protected denominations overlap in this municipality.
Situated in the Lombard province of Como, the small community of Cassina Rizzardi—home to 3,261 residents—occupies a geographic transition point where pre-Alpine slopes meet the Brianza plains. This specific topography enables the municipality to host 15 distinct protected food and wine origins. Local clay-rich soils shape the crisp, mineral-forward wines of Terre Lariane IGT, a denomination restricted to a zone of 180 municipalities. Meanwhile, the area's temperate, well-ventilated microclimate provides the ideal curing environment for Salame Brianza DOP, producing a sweet, delicate charcuterie that defines this northern Italian terroir.
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