Susina di Dro

Susina di Dro PDO covers fresh fruit of the local Prugna di Dro cultivar grown in a defined area of the Autonomous Province of Trento. The fruit is oval and slightly elongated, with skin ranging from purplish red to dark blue/purple and yellow or green/yellow flesh, and must meet minimum values for sugars and polyphenols at harvest.

About this designation

Registered as a PDO under file number PDO-IT-0779, with EU protection dating from 30 June 2009 (eAmbrosia identifier EUGI00000013794), Susina di Dro protects fresh fruit of the Prugna di Dro cultivar, a native plum genetically stabilised over centuries in the valleys of the River Sarca. The production area comprises twenty municipalities in the Autonomous Province of Trento, including Dro, Arco, Riva del Garda, Cavedine, Nago-Torbole, and Trento, the last limited to the districts of Cadine, Sopramonte, Sant'Anna, Vigolo Baselga and Baselga del Bondone. The specification requires that fruit be grown, cleaned and packaged within this area. At harvest, fresh fruit must attain a minimum sugar content of 9,0 °Brix and a minimum polyphenol content of 900 mg/kg. The fruit must be whole, healthy, oval-shaped and slightly elongated, with firm flesh covered in a characteristic whitish wax bloom. Packaging must be closed by net, film or cover. Labelling must display the words 'DOP Susina di Dro' together with the official logo, a stylised purple plum with green leaves bearing the words 'SUSINA DI DRO DOP' in white at its centre and 'DENOMINAZIONE DI ORIGINE PROTETTA' on its outer edge. The specification prohibits any indication of origin not expressly provided for and any additional wording likely to mislead consumers.

Source: The register document this entry was written from · retrieved August 26, 2026

Distinctive facts

• Registered as a PDO on 30 June 2009 under file number PDO-IT-0779 (eAmbrosia identifier EUGI00000013794).
• Fresh fruit must reach a minimum of 9,0 °Brix sugar content and 900 mg/kg polyphenols at harvest.
• The production area spans twenty named municipalities in the Autonomous Province of Trento; for Trento itself, only five specified districts are included.
• The specification requires fruit to be grown, cleaned and packaged within the delimited area; no other variety than the local Prugna di Dro cultivar is protected under this designation.

Tasting notes

Trentino plum from Sarca valley (Dro area), Prugna di Dro variety. Small dark-purple fruit with greenish-yellow flesh, traditional fresh-and-dried product, balanced sweet-tart flavor with intense plum aroma.

HoReCa use

Fresh fruit (limited season), dried prunes, in regional desserts, with Trentino cheeses.

Packaging

• crate-5kg-fresh
• vacuum-pack-dried-200g
• vacuum-pack-dried-500g

Seasonality