Boca, Novara


Boca is a comune in the Province of Novara in the Italian region Piedmont, located about northeast of Turin and about northwest of Novara.
Boca borders the following municipalities: Cavallirio, Cureggio, Grignasco, Maggiora, Prato Sesia, and Valduggia.

Monument

One of the most important churches in Boca is :it:Santuario_del_Santissimo_Crocifisso_|Santuario del Santissimo Crocifisso, The biggest Church in Boca. There are some other churches in the village:
Next to the Sanctury there is the :it:Parco_naturale_del_Monte_Fenera|Natural Park of Mount Fenera

Boca DOC

The commune of Boca is home to the Denominazione di origine controllata wine which includes 15 hectares producing a single red wine. The wine is a blend of 45-70% Nebbiolo, 20-40% Vespolina and up to 20% of Uva Rara. All grapes destined for DOC wine production need to be harvested to a yield no greater than 9 tonnes/ha. The wine is the required to be aged in barrels for at least 2 years with another additional year of aging in the bottle before it can be released to the public. The finished wine must attain a minimum alcohol level of 12% in order to be labelled with the Boca DOC designation.