Costigliole d'Asti

Costigliole d'Asti
—  Comune  —
Comune di Costigliole d'Asti
Coat of arms
Costigliole d'Asti Location of Costigliole d'Asti in Italy
Coordinates: 44°47′6″N 8°10′55″E / 44.785°N 8.18194°E / 44.785; 8.18194
Country	Italy
Region	Piedmont
Province	Asti (AT)
Frazioni	Annunziata, Bionzo, Boglietto, Burio, Case Marchisio, Loreto, Motta, Sabbionassi, Santa Margherita, Sant'Anna
Government
– Mayor	Giovanni Borriero
Area
– Total	36.86 km2 (14.2 sq mi)
Elevation	242 m (794 ft)
Population (31 May 2007[1])
– Total	5,981
– Density	162.3/km2 (420.3/sq mi)
Demonym	Costigliolesi
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
– Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	14055
Dialing code	0141
Patron saint	Our Lady of Loreto
Saint day	10 December
Website	Official website

Costigliole d’Asti (Costiòle d’Ast in Piedmontese) is a small Italian town in the Province of Asti, southern Piedmont. It lies about 13 km south of the city of Asti in the Alto Monferrato, on the edge of the Langhe, in the alluvial plain of the river Tanaro southwards into the hills. . The name derives from the Latin Corte Costeliolae.

The neighbouring communes are Agliano Terme, Antignano, Calosso, Castagnole delle Lanze, Isola d’Asti, Montegrosso d’Asti, and San Martino Alfieri (in the Province of Asti); and Castiglione Tinella and Govone (in the Province of Cuneo).

Wine

Costigliole d’Asti is particularly known for its viticulture. Its vineyards, which cover an area of more than 11.75 km², are the most extensive of any Piedmontese commune.^[2][3]

Red wines

The main grape varieties grown are Barbera, Dolcetto, Grignolino, Freisa and Brachetto. The Denominazione di Origine Controllata (DOC) wines produced from these are:

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

White wines

The Moscato Bianco grape is grown for the production of three Denominazione di Origine Controllata e Garantita (DOCG) or DOC wines:

• Moscato d'Asti DOCG
• Asti DOCG
• Piemonte Moscato passito DOC

The Cortese and Chardonnay varieties are used for two DOC wines:

• Piemonte Cortese
• Piemonte Chardonnay

Twin towns

• Weinsberg, Germany, since 2000

References

1. ^ Data from Istat
2. ^ See "I 20 comuni del Piemonte maggiormante vitati", I vigneti del Piemonte al microscopio, Osservatorio vitivinicolo, Regione Piemonte, http://www.regione.piemonte.it/agri/osser_vitivin/vigneti_micro/tabella7.htm . The figures shown are for 2000–2001 when Costigliole d’Asti’s plantings were reported as 1,177.22 hectares.
3. ^ The varieties of wine made at Costigliole d’Asti listed below are reported in I vini di Costigliole, Comune di Costigliole d’Asti, http://www.costigliole.it/territorio/vini.php .

External links

• Official website