What grows here
Fontanella
14 protected denominations overlap in this municipality.
Fontanella, a municipality of 4,897 residents in Lombardy's Bergamo province, stands as a crucial locale for Italy's protected food and wine. Here, the specific climate and pastoral traditions of the Lower Bergamasque region nourish 14 distinct appellations. Among these, the revered square-shaped Salva Cremasco DOP cheese finds its authentic home, its production deeply intertwined with historical transhumance routes. The same fertile territory also underpins the celebrated Quartirolo Lombardo DOP and Taleggio DOP. This confluence of unique environmental factors, shaped by its position near the Padana Plain, ensures Fontanella's indelible mark on the region's most characteristic protected foods.