The Barolo area, recognized as a DOC since 1966, covers 11 municipalities: Barolo, Castiglione Falletto, and Serralunga d’Alba in their entirety, along with Cherasco, Diano d’Alba, Grinzane Cavour, La Morra, Monforte d’Alba, Novello, Roddi, and Verduno, only in part. Altogether there are 181 MGAs, recognized since 2007.
The area of Barbaresco, also DOC since 1966, involves only four municipalities: Barbaresco, Neive, and Treiso for all their extension, and the city of Alba only marginally, for a part of the village of San Rocco Seno d’Elvio. The Barbaresco area boasts 66 MGAs..