Le Piane di Boca honoured in the Slow Wine Guide 2027

The Slow Wine Guide 2027, edited by Slow Food Editore, awards the Le Piane di Boca winery, in the province of Novara, the Chiocciola (Snail), the guide's top award for wineries described as "good, clean and fair". It is the only winery in the Novara area to receive this symbol in the 2026 edition of the guide ^[1].

The awards

In addition to the Chiocciola awarded to Le Piane, four labels produced in the Novara area receive the Top Wine title in the same edition of the guide: Boca Il Rosso delle Donne 2022 from the Castello Conti winery in Maggiora, Colline Novaresi Bianco Luce del Buonumore 2023 from the Barbaglia winery in Cavallirio, Gattinara 2023 from the Bianchi winery in Sizzano, and La Maggiorina 2023, also produced by Le Piane di Boca ^[1].

The Slow Wine Guide 2027

The guide, published by Slow Food Editore, assesses Italian wineries according to criteria of sensory quality, environmental sustainability and ties to the local area. Among the initiatives promoted by the publication is a campaign to reduce the sector's environmental footprint by monitoring the weight of glass bottles, with the aim of approaching a threshold of 450 grams to curb emissions linked to transport ^[1].

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Sources

1. Slow Wine 2027, una cantina novarese è tra le migliori d'Italia secondo la guida di Slow Food — NovaraToday, 30 October 2026