A circle of hills, horseshoe shaped around a large level territory: this is the characteristic scenery of the Monferrato Wine-growing Region.
The area is situated among the Po and the Tanaro rivers, connoted by not very high reliefs but with often seep slopes
The geological composition of the lands is characterized by various stratum of limy material, mingled with rocks sand coming from sandstones crumbling.
The Monferrato landscape is, as a result, marked out by natural conditions particularly appropriate to the cultivation of the grapevine.
In fact, the wine production dates back to the end of the Bronze Age and the Iron Age.
During the history the wine production experienced a great development, also thanks to the transplantation of grape varieties belonging from overseas: numerous are the testimonies given by the literature and the archeology, some of which dating back to the 6th century, testifying the presence in the Monferrato Region of a flourishing wine production, besides the wine trade towards the Liguria Region.
Monferrato was among the Roman districts the most covered by vineyards.
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