We are in the Oglio-Po Valley, south of Mantua, where the Po River draws the boundaries of the province with Emilia. It's here that the Gonzagas cultivated their leisure gardens five hundred years ago — not by chance, but because this soil has something special.
The silt from the Po, deposited over centuries by river floods, has created a sandy, deep soil with a perfect pH for cucurbits. The summer is long and hot, and the nights are cooled by the river's humidity: this temperature range is the secret to the sugars in our melons.
Autumnal humidity and the typical river fog play a decisive role in the pumpkins' vegetative cycle. This atmospheric phenomenon slows down water loss in the final stages, favoring increased pulp density and the concentration of complex sugars.