Buglio in Monte

Clinging to the steep, sun-exposed slopes of Lombardy’s alpine Sondrio province, Buglio in Monte leverages its dramatic vertical topography for extreme agriculture. This thermal-retentive terrain makes it one of only 12 municipalities authorized to produce Valtellina Superiore DOCG, a mountain Nebbiolo wine. The unique altitude profile of Buglio in Monte fosters 15 protected denominations in total, including alpine pastures yielding Bitto DOP cheese and terraced orchards producing Mela di Valtellina IGP. These foods owe their concentrated flavors entirely to the sharp diurnal temperature swings of this specific Rhaetian valley wall.