The Piedmont region of north-western Italy, where the variety has been cultivated for centuries, is considered the variety's home.
Esigodzini sase nyakatfo kuya enshonalanga yase Ithali, lapho khona letinhlobonhlobo, lapho khona kube nentfutfuko iminyaka leminingi, itsatfwa njengelikhaya letinhlobonhlobo.