Ossola wine: from the past to the future

Ossola wine: from the past to the future

L’Ossola è un’antica terra vitivinicola con un’intensa storia da raccontarci: la viticultura locale ha più di 700 anni e ciò viene documentato da uno scritto risalente al 1309.   Da un’era d’oro a un periodo buio: il problema della fillossera Per cinque lunghi...
Villadossola and the Church of San Bartolomeo

Villadossola and the Church of San Bartolomeo

Villadossola is home, at the entrance to the Antrona Valley, to one of the most important Romanesque monuments in the entire Ossola Valley: the Church of San Bartolomeo. However, its more recent history also tells a remarkable industrial story. One of the masterpieces...
The Prünent

The Prünent

Prünent is a black grape variety, a clone of Nebbiolo. It is native to the Ossola Valley, which produces one of the DOC Valli Ossolane wines.    A look at the origins of Prünent  The name “Prünent” derives from the Latin “pruina” (frost),...