At the heart of the Canavese area is the specialist denomination Erbaluce di Caluso, or simply Caluso DOCG. This horseshoe-shaped denomination follows the outline of the moraine–the largest in Europe–left by ancient retreating glaciers. They created a natural amphitheatre of 530 square kilometres at an elevation of between 200 and 850 metres. 

The typical training system employed for Erbaluce is the pergola with five metres between rows. This is because the variety must be pruned long as it does not fruit on the first three or four buds. Additionally, the pergola system allows a layer of leaves to be left above the fruit zone. This can avoid sunburn on the fruit and provide a modicum of protection against hail. However, care needs to be taken to give the fruit sufficient sunlight to ripen fully. The variety does well on the poor, sandy and pebbly soils typical of the area.

Many wines today are made in the modern still, dry version. However, traditional method sparkling wine and the traditional sweet wine, made by the semi-dried grape method, are also made. All the categories must be made with 100 per cent Erbaluce grown within the 36 communes with the denomination.