Products

"Erbaluce di Caluso" Wine

Fri, 05 Aug 2016 14:50:33 GMT

Straw yellow coloured still wine, it has numerous greenish reflexes and brilliant clearness when it is young. Its very fine scent reminds of field flowers, with notes of acacia and hawthorn. The flavour is fresh and dry. The sensation that return to your mouth are supported by a balance nerve, that softens at the end with light almond notes. The noble characteristic of the Erbaluce is in the distinct ability to evolve over time. After three or four years of ageing, this wine shows all of its complexity and structure: extremely interesting mineral and tertiary notes.

Its scents and delicate structure are given more value if accompanied by dishes that are similarly delicate, such as vegetable frittata, frog risotto or canavesana soup, a soup made with cabbage and meat stock. It is a structured wine that can also work with meat and fish fried foods. It is also great at the end of a meal with fresh tomini. The “Festadell’Uva (Grape festival)” is celebrated in Caluso during the month of September.

“Carema” Wine

Fri, 05 Aug 2016 14:49:50 GMT

Two local varieties of the Nebbiolo grape, the Picutener and the Pugnet, the morainic rocks of Carema on the border with Valle d’Aosta. These are the secrets of one of the most noble Piedmont wines, the Carema that from 1967 has obtained the Registered Designation Origin Label. The production of these grapes has developed stubbornly on the slopes of Monte Maletto, between 350 and 700 metres of altitude, thanks to a dry terracing work that required both patience and toil. The Carema vines are characterised by pergolas supported by stone pillars with a truncated cone shape: during the day they accumulate heat and release it throughout the night, giving the vines the best growth conditions.

All vinification, conservation and ageing phases are completed in the production area including the entire municipality of Carema and in the Ivery community of the Pont Saint Martin municipality. The minimum ageing time of the Carema is 24 months, with 12 of them in oak or chestnut tree barrels, with a maximum capacity of 40 hectolitres (in the Riserva version ageing lasts at least 36 months, 12 of them in wood). It is a wine that shows its class and elegance and is deep expression of a single vine landscape. In Carema the wine is celebrated during the month of September with the “Grapes and Wine Festival”.

Antique Piedmont Corn

Fri, 05 Aug 2016 14:56:42 GMT

The areas of the Turin province are traditionally used to farm corn are the Canavese, the lower Val di Susa and the plane that extends between Turin and Pinerolo. The farming of certain antique varieties (Yellow and red Pignoletti, Ostenga, Nostranodell’Isola, Ottofile white, yellow and red) have reached us. From these precious late corns, farmed throughout the provincial territory, you obtain polenta flour of high quality and greater taste. With the flour from antique corn you prepare “paste di meliga” that are part of the “Basket” based on a specific production discipline that also includes the exclusive use of butter, fresh eggs and more than 50% of antique corn. The production area is the entire province of Turin.

Source: Paniere Dei ProdottiTipici Della Provincia Di Torino (Basket of the typical products of the province of Turin)

FOR INFORMATION:

Producers Association

of Antique Piedmont Corn

Provincial centre for Biological

Agriculture of the Turin Province

c/o CRAB - Via Fuhrmann, 23

10062 Luserna S.Giovanni (TO)

Tel. 0121 901116

E-mail: antichi.mais@tiscali.it

President: Matteo Zappino

Tel/Fax: 011.9481218

E-mail: cascinagrazie@tiscali.it

Cabbage of Montalto Dora

Fri, 05 Aug 2016 15:05:48 GMT

In Montalto Dora the loose and fresh terrain favour farming a variety of cabbage that is botanically recognised as “sabauda” and is know for its quality and flavour excellence: essential for the zuppa ’d pan e còj, great for collecting the bagnacàuda directly from the terracotta stoves, perfect to wrap the Canavesecaponèt mix.

Source: Paniere Dei ProdottiTipici Della Provincia Di Torino (Basket of the typical products of the province of Turin)

FOR INFORMATION:

Cabbage Producers Association

ofMontalto Dora

President: Domenico Berton Giachetti

Vicolo Quaro, 38 - 10016 Montalto Dora (TO)

Tel. 0125650495 - Cell. 3282495680

E-mail: domebg@virgilio.it

Canestrelli of the Turin Province

Thu, 29 Sep 2016 10:33:27 GMT

Typical sweets of the Canavese and Valle di Susa region, the Canestrelli have been prepared since Medieval times when, placed in intertwined wicker baskets, they were a special delight on important occasions. These wafers, with a variety flavoured with lemon, vanilla and cocoa, they still keep their antique traditional shape: thicker and with detectable grids, the Vaie Canestrelli, thin and with a slighter grid compared to the Montanaro ones; the ones from Tonengo di Mazzè are similar to Medieval coins; crunchy, very thin, and with family crests stamped for those from Borgofranco d’Ivrea.

Source: Paniere Dei Prodotti Tipici Della Provincia Di Torino (Basket of the typical products of the province of Turin)

FOR INFORMATION:

President: Ferrando Saverino

Via Cavour, 2 - 10013 Borgofranco d’Ivrea (TO)

Tel/Fax: 0125 751307

E-mail: ferrando.s@libero.it

Vice-president: Barone Mario

Via Varese, 4 - 10017 Montanaro (TO)

Tel/Fax: 011 9192387

E-mail: mariobaroneunpll@alice.it

Civrin of the Valchiusella

Fri, 05 Aug 2016 15:02:09 GMT

The Civrin of the Valchiusella is a cylindrical shaped cheese made from raw cow’s milk weighing between 0.8 and 1.1 kg. Minimum ageing is 10 days, but it is best enjoyed after at least 15 days. It is produces in Valchiusella as per tradition. The cows, hardy native breeds, are in the pasture for the entire seasonal period where it is possible, from the first grass in April up to the November snow.

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PRODUCERS ASSOCIATION:

Civrin of the Valchiusella

Valle Sacra Dora Baltea

C/o Comunità Montana Valle Chiusellaseat,

Valle Sacra e Dora Baltea Canavesana

Via Provinciale, 10 - 10010 Alice Superiore (TO)

Tel. 0124 518294

President: Zucca Maddalena

Strada Comunale per Inverso, 40

10080 Vico Canavese (TO)

Cell. 3478119907

E-mail: civrin.valchiusella@libero.it

Honey from the Alpine Valleys of the Turin Province

Fri, 05 Aug 2016 14:52:11 GMT

Antique apiculture texts are a witness to how honey production, caried out according to procedured passed down all the way to our times, belong to the most antique traditions of the mountain territories of the Turin province. The Mountain Honey from the Turin province includes the following honeys: multi-flower - alpine flora and honey made using mostly chestnut and linden - and single flower - chestnut (Castaneasativa Mill.), rhododendron (Rhododendron ferrugineum L.), linden (Tiliacordata Mill. and TiliaplatyphyllosScop.). The geographical area of production corresponds to the territory of the Mountain Communities of the Province of Turin.

Source: Paniere Dei ProdottiTipici Della Provincia Di Torino (Basket of the typical products of the province of Turin)
FOR INFORMATION:

President: Mauro Baldino

Via Brofferio,18 -10072 Caselle T.se (TO)

Tel/Fax: 011 9913469 - Mob. 338 8169213

E-mail: api.lamargherita@alice.it

Lanzo and Canavese torcetti

Fri, 05 Aug 2016 14:53:43 GMT

Developed probably in Lanzo - where even breadsticks were “invented” - but spread out to the entire territory of Valli di Lanzo and Canavese very soon, the Torcetti look like irresistable “sweet breadsticks”, with an almost caramelised surface, folded like a drop. The Torcetti or “Torchietti”, as they were called a long time ago, originally were larger than the ones today. Obtained from the bread dough and passed in sugar or honey, they were baked on the pening of common town ovens, while waiting for the bread to go into the oven,

Source: Paniere Dei ProdottiTipici Della Provincia Di Torino (Basket of the typical products of the province of Turin)

FOR INFORMATION:

Torcetto Producers Association

ofLanzo and Canavese c/o Municipality

ofLanzo - Commercial Office

Via San Giovanni Bosco, 33

10074 Lanzo T.se (TO)

Tel. 0123 300409

E-mail: ufficio.commercio@comunelanzotorinese.191.it

President: Demartini Mauro

Strada Valperga, 27/29 - 10080 Salassa (TO)

Tel. 0124 7565 - Cell. 348 7963349

E-mail: info@grissinoallacqua.it

Mountain potato of the Turin Province

Fri, 05 Aug 2016 15:03:44 GMT

The potatoes started to be planted in Italy beginning in the 19th century, especially in pre-mountain and mountain territories. Rich in carbohydrates, mineral salts, vitamins, folic acid and pantothenic acid, especially for mountain populations, potatoes were found to be a fundamental food resource. In the mountain territories of the Turin province, up to 1800 metres a.s.l., along with the Italian and foreign varieties recently introduced, local selections are still farmed, having precious organoleptic qualities that would be difficult to obtain in the intensive valleys farms, which are enhanced by the altitude. Three years of experimentation have also demonstrated that natural resistance to diseases grows as altitude increases, eliminating the need for phyto-pharmacological treatments.

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FOR INFORMATION:

Association of Potato Mountain

Potato of the Turin Province

c/o Scuola Malva Arnaldi

Via San Vincenzo, 48 - 10060 Bibiana (TO)

Tel. 0121 559459

E-mail: info@scuolamalva.it

President: Demonte Valeria

Via Sala, 41 - 10060 Cantalupa (TO)

Tel. 0121352002 - Cell. 3200236372

E-mail: demontevaleria@libero.it

Salampatata of Canavese

Fri, 05 Aug 2016 14:58:05 GMT

In the Canavese one of the most typical and characteristic salamis of the Winter season is the “Salampatata”, a soft pork meat based sausage (present not less than 50%), lard, boiled potato and spices. This flavourful salami is eaten fresh or after a brief ageing, raw (sliced or spread on toasted bread) along with the eggs in the frittata or in the oven.

Source: Paniere Dei ProdottiTipici Della Provincia Di Torino (Basket of the typical products of the province of Turin)

FOR INFORMATION:

Producers Association

Of the Salampatata of Canavese

President: Gian Carlo Nobile

Tel. 012520110

Toma ’d Trausela

Fri, 05 Aug 2016 15:00:55 GMT

The Toma ‘dTrausela is fruit of the historical tradition of preparing very fresh cheeses to be eaten immediately or in a few days. It was born out of the cheese-maker’s ability to transform the milk flavours into a solid form. This is a whole cow’s milk cheese (from the milk of cows fed on the pastures of Valchiusella), made into cheese as soon as it is milked. Soft and fresh, it is a great cheese to be eaten as both appetiser, along with natural baked potatoes, as well as at the end of a meal. The pieces weigh approximately 1 kg. It is eaten within two days from production. It is strictly produced in Valchiusella.

Source: Paniere Dei ProdottiTipici Della Provincia Di Torino (Basket of the typical products of the province of Turin)

The Toma ’dTrausela can also be

purchased in all food stores

of the Valchiusella.

FOR INFORMATION:

Zucca Maddalena

Strada Comunale per Inverso, 40

10080 VicoCanavese (TO)

Cell. 3478119907

Turgia Salami

Thu, 29 Sep 2016 10:30:18 GMT

A particular sausage of humble origins has always belonged to the century old country food tradition of the Lanzo valleys and their territory. It is the popular Turgia salami, obtained using meat from cattle that is no longer productive and therefore destined to slaughter, adding pork lard, salt, pepper, nutmeg and other spices, garlic and sometimes local red wine. Today this flavourful “poor” food has become a researched delicacy to be rediscovered and savoured raw or cooked, fresh or aged, as an appetiser delicacy.

Source: Paniere Dei Prodotti Tipici Della Provincia Di Torino (Basket of the typical products of the province of Turin)

FOR INFORMATION:

Producers Association

of Turgia Salami

President: Dr. Andrea Fontana

Via Bianco di Barbania, 30

10072 Caselle T.se (TO)

Tel. 011 9913666

E-mail: fontana@salamediturgia.it

www.salamediturgia.it

White Canavese Piattella Bean of Corteggio

Fri, 05 Aug 2016 15:04:49 GMT

The CanavesePiattella is a climbing white Bean with flat shaped grain, characterised by an extremely thin peel, which makes its flavour very particular. Besides making a good impression when selling, since the product is of excellent quality, it is mainly used for a typical Canavese dish, the Pignatta that still finds its best expression in slow wood stove cooking. The Piattella is a cultivation based on quality, recovering traditional production techniques, respecting the territory, the environment and health: a product capable of representing not only a place, but also the people that live there and have always grown it.

Source: Paniere Dei ProdottiTipici Della Provincia Di Torino (Basket of the typical products of the province of Turin)

FOR INFORMATION:

Cooperative

President: Ivano Rean Conto

Cell. 3386443203

E-mail: ivano.reanconto@gmail.com