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  • Zafferano (Saffron)

    Zafferano (Saffron)

    Zafferano (italian for Saffron) is a herbaceous plant with purple funnel-shaped flowers whose pistils, dried and reduced to a yellow powder, provide a drug used in medicine and especially in cooking.

  • Transumanza (Transhumance)

    Transumanza (Transhumance)

    Transumanza (italian for Transhumance) is a complex of seasonal migrations of livestock from lowland pastures to mountainous regions and vice versa.

  • Pepe (Pepper)

    Pepe (Pepper)

    Pepe (italian for pepper) is the name of some species of piperaceae of the genus Piper, which includes mostly tropical climbing shrubs, with broad leaves, tiny flowers in spikes and drupe fruits used as spices for their distinctive aroma and spicy taste.

  • Terroir

    Terroir

    Terroir is, in oenology, the relationship that binds a grape variety to the microclimate and mineral characteristics of the soil in which it is grown; it determines the character and uniqueness of the wine that is produced.

  • Invenzione (Invention)

    Invenzione (Invention)

    Invenzione or invention is the conception, translated into reality, of an original design or solution element within a given function

  • Toma

    Toma

    Toma is a typical cheese from Piedmont and Valle d’Aosta, made from cow’s, sheep’s or mixed milk, in cylindrical moulds of 15-25 cm in diameter and of varying height, subjected to rapid maturation.