What grows here
Santa Maria la Longa
16 protected denominations overlap in this municipality.
With 16 protected denominations overlapping its borders, the small municipality of Santa Maria la Longa—home to just 2,303 residents on Friuli's southeastern plains—shapes some of northeastern Italy's finest viticulture. Here, the alluvial soils nurture vines for the highly localized Friuli Aquileia DOC, a wine zone spanning just 15 municipalities. This distinct terroir also extends into the gravel-rich soils of the Friuli Grave DOC and provides the precise climate needed for fermenting turnip taproots into Brovada DOP. These overlapping geographical zones transform this quiet agricultural enclave into a major hub for protected northern Italian flavors.
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