A blog to discover wine tourism in Ossola

A blog to discover wine tourism in Ossola

Why we started this blog Wine is essential to life, found in almost every corner of the world, from the family table to fine dining restaurants. It is not an exaggeration to think of winegrowers as artists who work every year to transform grapes into wine. With the...
Heroic viticulture in Val d’Ossola

Heroic viticulture in Val d’Ossola

Heroic viticulture finds one of its most authentic examples in Val d’Ossola, thanks to those who have chosen to cultivate vines on steep, challenging slopes, just like our winery. A winery founded in 2016 Located in the municipality of Domodossola, specifically...
Druogno: the gateway to Valle Vigezzo

Druogno: the gateway to Valle Vigezzo

Druogno, at the gateway to Valle Vigezzo, is a village of ancient origins that is home to some of the valley’s most interesting churches. A village of Celtic origin The name Druogno has its roots in the Celtic era and means “the village of oaks”. A...
Macugnaga: the Walser village at the foot of Monte Rosa

Macugnaga: the Walser village at the foot of Monte Rosa

Macugnaga is the most famous Walser village in the Ossola Valley, nestled at the foot of the spectacular eastern face of Monte Rosa. A colony founded in the 13th century Macugnaga was founded around 1256 by the Walser, an ancient people of Alemannic origin from the...
Valle Formazza: the oldest Walser colony in Ossola

Valle Formazza: the oldest Walser colony in Ossola

The Valle Formazza, known in the Walser language as Pomatt, is Italy’s oldest Walser colony: a small Alpine world suspended between the northernmost edge of Piedmont and Switzerland. The arrival of the Walser in the 13th century The Walser, shepherds and farmers...