Costigliole d'Asti ( pms, Costiòle d'Ast) is a small

Italian Italian(s) may refer to: * Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries ** Italians, an ethnic group or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom ** Italian language, a Romance language *** Regional Ita ...

town in the

Province of Asti The Province of Asti ( it, Provincia di Asti, Piedmontese: ''Provincia d’Ast'') is a province in the Piedmont region of northern Italy. Its capital is the city of Asti. To the northwest it borders on the Metropolitan City of Turin; to the sou ...

, southern

Piedmont it, Piemontese , population_note = , population_blank1_title = , population_blank1 = , demographics_type1 = , demographics1_footnotes = , demographics1_title1 = , demographics1_info1 = , demographics1_title2 ...

. It lies about south of the city of

Asti Asti ( , , ; pms, Ast ) is a ''comune'' of 74,348 inhabitants (1-1-2021) located in the Piedmont region of northwestern Italy, about east of Turin in the plain of the Tanaro River. It is the capital of the province of Asti and it is deemed t ...

in the Alto Monferrato, on the edge of the

Langhe The Langhe (; ''Langa'' is from old dialect Mons Langa et Bassa Langa) is a hilly area to the south and east of the river Tanaro in the province of Cuneo and in the province of Asti in Piedmont, northern Italy. It is famous for its wines, chees ...

, in the alluvial plain of the river

Tanaro The Tanaro (; pms, Tane ; ; la, Tanarus), is a long river in northwestern Italy. The river begins in the Ligurian Alps, near the border with France, and is the most significant right-side tributary to the Po in terms of length, size of dra ...

southwards into the hills. The name derives from the Latin . The neighbouring communes are

Agliano Terme Agliano Terme ( pms, Ajan) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Asti in the Italian region Piedmont, located about southeast of Turin and about southeast of Asti. Agliano Terme borders the following municipalities: Calosso, Castel ...

, Antignano, Calosso,

Castagnole delle Lanze Castagnole delle Lanze ( pms, Castagnòle Lanse) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Asti in the Italian region Piedmont, located about southeast of Turin and about south of Asti. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 3,711 ...

Isola d'Asti Isola d'Asti is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Asti in the Italian region Piedmont, located about southeast of Turin and about south of Asti. Isola d'Asti borders the following municipalities: Antignano, Asti, Costigliole d'A ...

Montegrosso d'Asti Montegrosso d'Asti is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Asti in the Italian region Piedmont, located about southeast of Turin and about southeast of Asti. Montegrosso d'Asti borders the following municipalities: Agliano Terme, Cas ...

, and

San Martino Alfieri San Martino Alfieri is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Asti in the Italian region Piedmont, located about southeast of Turin and about southwest of Asti. San Martino Alfieri borders the following municipalities: Antignano, Costigl ...

(in the Province of Asti); and

Castiglione Tinella Castiglione Tinella is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about southeast of Turin and about northeast of Cuneo Cuneo (; pms, Coni ; oc, Coni/Couni ; french: Coni ) is a city and ''co ...

and

Govone Govone (Gon or Govon ) is an Italian town of 2,294 inhabitants in the province of Cuneo in Piedmont. It is part of the historical region of Roero and is located on the border with the province of Asti, about halfway between the cities of Alba a ...

(in the

Province of Cuneo Cuneo (Italian), or Coni (Piedmontese), is a province in the southwest of the Piedmont region of Italy. To the west it borders on the French region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur ( departments of Alpes-Maritimes, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence and Haut ...

Wine

Costigliole d'Asti is particularly known for its

viticulture Viticulture (from the Latin word for ''vine'') or winegrowing (wine growing) is the cultivation and harvesting of grapes. It is a branch of the science of horticulture. While the native territory of ''Vitis vinifera'', the common grape vine, ran ...

. Its vineyards, which cover an area of more than , are the most extensive of any Piedmontese commune.The varieties of wine made at Costigliole d'Asti listed below are reported in .

Red wines

The main grape varieties grown are

Barbera Barbera is a red Italian wine grape variety that, as of 2000, was the third most-planted red grape variety in Italy (after Sangiovese and Montepulciano). It produces good yields and is known for deep color, full body, low tannins and high levels ...

Dolcetto Dolcetto ( , , ) is a black Italian wine grape variety widely grown in the Piedmont region of northwest Italy. The Italian word ''dolcetto'' means "little sweet one", but it is not certain that the name originally carried any reference to t ...

Grignolino Grignolino () is a red Italian wine grape variety commonly grown in the Piedmont (wine), Piedmont region. It makes light colored wines and rosés with very fruity aromas (wine), aromas, strong acidity (wine), acidity and grape tannins, tannins. ...

Freisa Freisa is a red Italian wine grape variety grown in the Piedmont region of north-west Italy, primarily in Monferrato and in the Langhe, but also further north in the provinces of Turin and Biella. Freisa is a vigorous and productive vine whose rou ...

and

Brachetto Brachetto is a red Italian wine grape variety grown predominantly in the Piedmont region of northwest Italy. At one time the grape was thought to be related to the French wine grape Braquet, but recent thought among ampelographers is that the t ...

. The

Denominazione di Origine Controllata The following four classifications of wine constitute the Italian system of labelling and legally protecting Italian wine: * ''Denominazione di origine'' (DO, rarely used; ; English: “designation of origin”), * ''Indicazione geografica tipic ...

(DOC) wines produced from these are: *

Barbera d'Asti Barbera d'Asti is an Italian red wine made from the Barbera grape. It is produced in the hilly areas of the provinces of Asti (67 municipalities) and Alexandria (51 municipalities). Barbera d'Asti was accredited with DOC status in 1970, and DOCG ...

* Barbera del Monferrato * Piemonte Barbera * Monferrato Dolcetto * Freisa d'Asti * Grignolino d'Asti * Piemonte Brachetto

White wines

The

Moscato Bianco Moscato may refer to: *Muscat (grape) The Muscat family of grapes includes over 200 grape varieties belonging to the '' Vitis vinifera'' species that have been used in wine production and as raisin and table grapes around the globe for many ...

grape is grown for the production of three

Denominazione di Origine Controllata e Garantita The following four classifications of wine constitute the Italian system of labelling and legally protecting Italian wine: * ''Denominazione di origine'' (DO, rarely used; ; English: “designation of origin”), * ''Indicazione geografica tipic ...

(DOCG) or DOC wines: *

Moscato d'Asti Moscato d'Asti is a DOCG sparkling white wine made from the Moscato bianco grape and produced mainly in the province of Asti, northwest Italy, and in smaller nearby regions in the provinces of Alessandria and Cuneo. The wine is sweet and low in a ...

DOCG *

DOCG * Piemonte Moscato passito DOC The

Cortese Cortese is a white Italian wine grape variety predominantly grown in the southeastern regions of Piedmont in the provinces of Alessandria and Asti. It is the primary grape of the ''Denominazione di origine controllata'' (DOC) wines of Cortese ...

and

Chardonnay Chardonnay (, , ) is a green-skinned grape variety used in the production of white wine. The variety originated in the Burgundy wine region of eastern French wine, France, but is now grown wherever wine is produced, from English wine, Englan ...

varieties are used for two DOC wines: * Piemonte Cortese * Piemonte Chardonnay

International relations

Schild Weinsberger Partnerstaedte Mai 2005

Twin towns – Sister cities

Weinsberg Weinsberg (South Franconian: ''Weischberg'') is a town in the north of the state of Baden-Württemberg in Germany. It was founded around 1200 and is situated in the Heilbronn district. The town has about 11,800 inhabitants. It is noted for its win ...

, Germany; twinned since 2000

References

External links

Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Costigliole D'asti Cities and towns in Piedmont