Ghemme

Ghemme is a red Italian wine with Denominazione di Origine Controllata e Garantita status produced in the Colli Novaresi viticultural area in the hills of the Province of Novara in Piedmont. It was awarded DOC status in 1969 and received its DOCG classification in 1997.The wine is made primarily from the Nebbiolo grape varietal (known locally as Spanna) and like Gattinara, it may be blended with Uva Rara (known locally as Bonarda di Gattinara) and Vespolina.A minimum of 3 years total ageing is required, including a minimum of 20 months in wood and 9 months in a bottle from November 1 of the harvest year. Riserva is a minimum of 4 years of total ageing, including a minimum of 25 months in wood and 9 months in a bottle from November 1 of the harvest year.

Sizzano is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Novara in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 80 kilometres (50 mi) northeast of Turin and about 20 kilometres (12 mi) northwest of Novara. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,452 and an area of 10.5 square kilometres (4.1 sq mi).Sizzano borders the following municipalities: Carpignano Sesia, Cavaglio d'Agogna, Fara Novarese, and Ghemme.

Romagnano Sesia railway station (Italian: Stazione di Romagnano Sesia) is the train station serving the comune of Romagnano Sesia, in the Piedmont region of northwestern Italy. It is the junction of the Novara–Varallo and Santhià–Arona (suspended from 17 June 2012). The station is currently managed by Rete Ferroviaria Italiana (RFI), while the passenger building is managed by the comune. The station is served only by historic trains, in the service of tourism, in planned dates. Regular passenger services were suspended from 15 September 2014, by decision of the Piedmont Region. Train services are operated by Fondazione FS and Trenitalia. Both companies are subsidiaries of Ferrovie dello Stato (FS), Italy's state-owned rail company.

Romagnano Sesia is a town and comune (municipality) of about 4,000 inhabitants in the Province of Novara in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 80 kilometres (50 mi) northeast of Turin and about 25 kilometres (16 mi) northwest of Novara. Romagnano Sesia borders the following municipalities: Cavallirio, Fontaneto d'Agogna, Gattinara, Ghemme, Prato Sesia, and Serravalle Sesia. Sights include the so-called "Cantina dei Santi" (Saints' cellar), which is a room which is the only remaining evidence of the ancient, powerful Benedictine monastery of S. Silano. The Cantina is completely painted with frescos dating back to the 15th century (Biblical story of David and King Saul).

The Battle of Canturino (22 April 1363) was a clash of two condottiere companies, the long-established Great Company under Konrad von Landau and the newer White Company under Albert Sterz and John Hawkwood near Novara, north-west of Milan.

Gattinara is a red Italian wine with denominazione di prigine controllata e garantita (DOCG) status produced from Nebbiolo grapes grown within the boundaries of the comune of Gattinara, which is located in the hills in the north of the province of Vercelli, northwest of Novara, in the Piedmont region. It was awarded DOC status in 1967 and received its DOCG classification in 1990.

Gattinara (Piedmontese: Gatinera) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Vercelli in the Italian region of Piedmont, located about 80 kilometres (50 mi) northeast of Turin and about 35 kilometres (22 mi) north of Vercelli. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 8,506 and an area of 33.5 square kilometres (12.9 sq mi).Gattinara is notable for its red wine. Gattinara borders the following municipalities: Ghemme, Lenta, Lozzolo, Roasio, Romagnano Sesia, Rovasenda, Prato Sesia and Serravalle Sesia.

Prato Sesia is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Novara in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 80 kilometres (50 mi) northeast of Turin and about 30 kilometres (19 mi) northwest of Novara. Prato Sesia borders the following municipalities: Boca, Cavallirio, Grignasco, Romagnano Sesia, and Serravalle Sesia.

Lenta is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Vercelli in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 80 kilometres (50 mi) northeast of Turin and about 25 kilometres (16 mi) north of Vercelli. Lenta borders the following municipalities: Carpignano Sesia, Gattinara, Ghemme, Ghislarengo, and Rovasenda. In its territory is a site housing some 3,000 retired military vehicles of the Italian Army.

Cavallirio is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Novara in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 80 kilometres (50 mi) northeast of Turin and about 20 kilometres (12 mi) northwest of Novara. Cavallirio borders the following municipalities: Boca, Cureggio, Fontaneto d'Agogna, Prato Sesia, and Romagnano Sesia.

Fara Novarese is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Novara in the Italian region of Piedmont, located about 80 kilometres (50 mi) northeast of Turin and about 15 kilometres (9 mi) northwest of Novara. Fara Novarese borders the following municipalities: Barengo, Briona, Carpignano Sesia, Cavaglio d'Agogna, and Sizzano.