In the south west side of the province, the valleys of the Pinerolese area represent a unique casket of treasures of Piemontese life. In this historic and culturally rich foothill and mountain territory, that lies between Barge and Cumiana winding through the Valli Pellice, Chisone and Germanasca, famous wines have been produced for ages with a wine to stimulate even the most discerning palate. In this area, as early as 00 A.D., the Savoy and Acaja princes owned and cultivated many acres of vineyards, giving great importance to cultivating, wine-making and the documentation of many aspects of their operations which even included administration and accounting. In the following centuries, the breakthrough for the Pinerolese wineries came when, in 88 at the famous \u201cEsposizione Ampelografica\u201d or \u201cCultural Life Expo\u201d in Pinerolo, 600 different varietals were present, amongst them an astonishing 333 native varietals from the Province of Torino with the majority coming from this ancient wine producing area. The challenges of making wine in the mountain areas have limited this type of production, but the recent awarding to the DOC \u201cPinerolese\u201d in 997 brought back new life to the industry. Also important for the Province of Torino is the area near to the towns of Barge and Bagnolo which technically belong to the province of Cuneo. Even if traditional Piemontese varietals come from this territory such as \u201cDolcetto\u201d, \u201cBarbera\u201d, \u201cFreisa\u201d, \u201cBonarda\u201d etc, the flagship of local wine-making belongs to two oenological gems made from rare and prestigious native varietals, \u201cRam\u00ece\u201d and \u201cDoux d\u2019Henry\u201d. The former is produced in the Pomaretto area and takes its name from the term \u201c\u2019d le ramie\u201d, or \u201cfrom the branches\u201d, as this area was once covered by a dense forest. Since it was the perfect place for cultivating grape vines, it was decided to cut down the forest and plant rows of vines. Duringthe work, stacked branches where used to create the vine tiering still seen today. The \u201cDoux d\u2019Henry\u201d varietal was named this way in the honor of Henry IV of France, who became an avid proponent of it at the beginning of the 7th century, when state affairs brought him and the Duke of Savoy, Charles Emanuel I, together for a conference. The term \u201cdoux\u201d, which means \u201csweet\u201d in French, reminds us that the grape yield had a rather high sugar residue from wine-making.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
In the south west side of the province, the valleys of the Pinerolese area represent a unique casket of treasures of Piemontese life. In this historic and culturally rich foothill and mountain territory, that lies between Barge and Cumiana winding through the Valli Pellice, Chisone and Germanasca, famous wines have been produced for ages with […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":3610,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"territorio.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3597","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n