Costigliole d'Asti

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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 / 44.78500°N 8.18194°E / 44.78500; 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 (14.23 sq mi)
Elevation 242 m (794 ft)
Population (31 May 2007[1])
 • Total 5,981
 • Density 160/km2 (420/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 kilometres (8 miles) 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 square kilometres (4.54 sq mi), 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:

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

  • Piemonte Cortese
  • Piemonte Chardonnay

International relations

Coats of arms of Weinsbergs twin towns Carignan (France) and Costigliole d'Asti (Italy)
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Italy

Twin towns – Sister cities

Costigliole d'Asti is twinned with: Germany 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 . 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 .

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