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 Santuario del Santissimo Crocifisso, The biggest Church in Boca. There are some other churches in the village:

Chiesa Parrocchiale
Chiesa della Madonna delle Grazie
Chiesa di san Rocco
Chiesa della Madonna della Neve.

Next to the Sanctuary there is the 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.