Viticulture develops on the eastern slope of the Sesia valley, along a long moraine ridge oriented on a north–south axis.
The soils are deeper and more clay-rich in the upper part of the hill, while along the more westerly slopes descending toward the valley floor they become more gravelly and loose.
The village of Sizzano lies at the foot of twelve hills sloping down toward the Sesia river, along the road leading into the Valsesia, 22 kilometres from Novara.
Human factors
The modern reputation of Sizzano wine is linked to Camillo Benso, Count of Cavour, the Piedmontese statesman and owner of vast landholdings and farming estates, although the wine was already esteemed during the Renaissance.
The controlled designation of origin Sizzano was approved by Decree of the President of the Republic of 18 July 1969, published in Official Gazette number 225. (via Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0)
Facts drawn from the specification's terroir-link section by automatic interpretation — see the source.
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Area: the official production zone published by the regional geoportal (Piemonte).
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