Alba in the Piedmont region

7 July 2012 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General Reading Time:  6 minutes

Piazza Risorgimento © Davide Papalini

Piazza Risorgimento © Davide Papalini

Alba is a town and comune of Piedmont, Italy, in the province of Cuneo. It is considered the capital of the hilly area of Langhe, and is famous for its white truffle and wine production. The confectionery group Ferrero is based in Alba. In addition to traditional agriculture, Alba is a very important center of wine. In the area of Alba, in fact, there are 290 wineries that cultivating an area of 700 hectares of land, producing an average of 61,200 hl of wine annually.   read more…

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