What grows here
Selva di Progno
15 protected denominations overlap in this municipality.
Within the province of Verona, the small municipality of Selva di Progno, home to just 908 inhabitants, holds a distinctive place in Italy's food and wine landscape. This specific Veronese locale, with its unique terrain, nurtures the qualities essential to no fewer than 15 protected denominations. Notably, the area is central to crafting the regional Verona IGT wines, a denomination encompassing 98 municipalities, and contributes significantly to the acclaimed Veneto Valpolicella DOP olive oil. The particular environmental conditions here, shaped by the Veronese territory, ensure that products like Grappa veneta IG also achieve their authentic character, deeply rooted in the very soil and climate of this part of Veneto.