Azienda Agricola Zarantonello Aronne

In Novellara, in the Reggio Emilia plain that Emilia-Romagna dedicates to watermelon, Azienda Agricola Zarantonello Aronne cultivates the sole denomination of its territory: Anguria Reggiana IGP, a recognition that encompasses twenty municipalities in the fertile lands irrigated by the Po river. The fruit — Citrullus lanatus in its round, oval, and elongated shapes — ripens to the sugar concentration that the protected indication adopts as its own measure of quality. The farm's distinction lies in its soil and water: soil management and precise irrigation govern the yield and sweetness of a product that is entirely summery, tied to the short harvest calendar. Here, there is no processing to mediate between field and consumption, and precisely for this reason, every agronomic choice directly impacts the result. Anguria Reggiana IGP thus becomes the most immediate interpretation of this part of the lower Reggio Emilia area, where the continental climate and alluvial fertility find their most recognizable expression in the watermelon, with no intermediaries between the field and the table.

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