What grows here
Porcari
17 protected denominations overlap in this municipality.
Positioned in the Lucca province of northern Tuscany, the municipality of Porcari hosts an exceptional concentration of viticulture and olive cultivation within its compact territory. This specialized geography supports 17 protected denominations. Porcari occupies a strategic viticultural junction, qualifying for both the Colline Lucchesi DOC, a wine restricted to a tiny zone of 3 municipalities, and the neighboring Montecarlo DOC, confined to just 4. Additionally, local olive groves yield the Lucca DOP oil. These overlapping micro-territories thrive on the specific pedoclimatic conditions of this plain-to-hill transition zone, making Porcari a critical hub of Lucchese agricultural identity.