Costigliole d’Asti

The town is built around the majestic castle, almost a thousand years old, now owned by the commune.

At the end of the eighteenth century it was a property of the marquis Filippo Asinari, politician and diplomat, who loved and knew wine.

In the castle many exhibitions and fairs take place, dedicated to wine and vegetables – the basis of Costigliole’s economy.

Barbera, drunk with ravioli, is the absolute king of the “old carnival” fair, that takes place in the little Motta village every first Sunday in Lent.