The four magnificent ones
The Pepper of Carmagnola, a town in the province of Turin, is sweet, fragrant, slightly spicy. It is the excellence of the agriculture in Piedmont. In addition to its taste,…
Fruits & vegetables
Peaches with a bag
Intense scent, golden yellow colour, fresh and compact pulp, and incomparable sweetness, thin skin, adherent to the flesh: these are the features which characterize the Peach of Leonforte (‘Pesca di…
Small, tender, and delicious
It is so small that it does not even look like a lentil; so tasty that it does not taste like a legume; so natural that it is appreciated even…
The land of pears
Emilia Romagna pears, grown in the countryside of Reggio Emilia, Ferrara, Modena, Bologna and Ravenna, offer both flavour and sweetness of the land which has invented European fruit-growing. These pears…
Orange and sweet
Sweetness, consistency, and juiciness are the characteristics of the ‘Melone Mantovano’. This melon is even more unique thanks to its scent, a pleasant and distinctive mixture of fresh mushroom and…
Nature’s friend
For VI.P, the Association of Fruit and Vegetable Producers of Val Venosta, sustainability is a commitment. Bio Val Venosta apples have all the most important certifications. The Golden Bio apple…
Liguria, the coast of flavours
Spiny artichoke, beefsteak (in Italian ‘cuore di bue’) tomato, purple asparagus, and ‘trumpet-shaped’ zucchini: this is a poker of vegetable flavours coming from the West Coast of Liguria. The so-called…
A multipurpose mint
Among the many Italian excellences, officinal herbs, too, including peppermint, stand out. From Pancalieri, a municipality famous for the production of medicinal herbs at the gates of Turin, a particular…
Apples’ paradise
South Tyrol is the largest contiguous apple cultivation area in Europe. A total of thirteen varieties of apples are allowed to carry the designation ‘IGP South Tyrolean Apple’: Braeburn, Elstar,…
Mountain Potatoes
Which is the most flavourful potato according to chefs? The one which is cultivated over 1,000 metres above sea level in the mountains of Sila, in Calabria. This potato, enrolled…
