from the guide IL GOLOSARIO the archives of ALEXALA
Tortona
AZ. AGR. CASCINA FOLLETTO
The life of the excellent perfumed strawberries of Tortona is too short: just twenty days a year. It is difficult to sell them fresh: the jams, like those of Cascina Folletto where the fruits are also offered in combination …
Garbagna
AZ. AGR. FAMIGLIA PISACCO
Cherries reign supreme in Massimo Pisacco's orchard. They are present in the varieties of Bella di Garbagna, typical of Val Grue, sweet and fleshy, the Grisona from Alessandria and the Pistoiese (short stem and large fruit), …
Isola Sant'Antonio
AZ. AGR. IL CASONE
Il Casone, the historic farm located in Isola San Antonio (AL), has been producing melons for 30 years. Cultivation is the result of an experience handed down from father to son in the Dallera family and of the techniques …
Tortona
AZ. AGR. LA CARCASSOLA
Ottofile corn once characterised the Tortona area: today, it is kept alive by few tenacious producers, who cultivate it according to ancient techniques, drying it in the sun and grinding it with stone. Patrizia Lodi, the …
Moncestino
AZ. AGR. LA NOCCIOLA
The name itself is already a guarantee for those who want to find authentic Piedmont hazelnuts. In this farm dedicated to the coriliculture, they are available freshly picked, in shell or shelled and roasted. They are then …
Odalengo Piccolo
AZ. AGR. MELAMANGIO IN MONFERRATO
Claudio Caramellino knows the secrets of the Monferrato countryside: wanting to recover ancient traditions and crops of the territory, he created the Melamangio brand that deals above all with the ancient varieties of apple. …
Castellazzo Bormida
AZ. AGR. PADANA DI PAOLO BOBBIO
The tradition of the vegetable gardens is rooted in the Castellazzo area, but Paolo Bobbio has gone further by converting his great-grandfather’s land to the cultivation of vegetables and medicinal herbs. He uses only …
Alessandria
AZ. AGR. TINELLI
The varieties of pears vary depending on the season: in summer, Morettini, dr. Guyot and William's and in autumn, Conference, Abate Fetel, Kaiser, Passacrassana, Madernassa. Apples (Mondial Gala, Fuji, Braeburn, Mela Golden …
Nizza Monferrato
AZ. AGR. VACCANEO CLAUDIO
Claudio Vaccaneo has been growing the hunchback cardoon for years with extraordinary results: the name comes from the fact that the cardoon is curved by the burying of the stalk during cultivation. This vegetable is a symbol …