Calosso is a rural ''
comune
The (; plural: ) is a local administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions ('' regioni'') and provinces ('' province''). The can ...
'' (municipality) 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 so ...
in the
Italian
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*** Regional Ita ...
region
Piedmont
it, Piemontese
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, located about southeast of
Turin
Turin ( , Piedmontese: ; it, Torino ) is a city and an important business and cultural centre in Northern Italy. It is the capital city of Piedmont and of the Metropolitan City of Turin, and was the first Italian capital from 1861 to 1865. Th ...
and about south 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 deeme ...
in the hilly area between the
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 drai ...
and
Belbo
The Belbo is a river of southern Piedmont, Italy. It is a right-side tributary of the Tanaro.
Geography
The Belbo rises in the Langhe, on the borders between Piedmont and Liguria in the hills of Montezemolo.
After flowing through the Piedmontes ...
and on the borders between
Monferrato
Montferrat (, ; it, Monferrato ; pms, Monfrà , locally ; la, Mons Ferratus) is part of the region of Piedmont in northern Italy. It comprises roughly (and its extent has varied over time) the modern provinces of Alessandria and Asti. Mon ...
and
Langa. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,298 and an area of .
[All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.]
The comune borders the following municipalities:
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 ...
,
Canelli
Canelli (Piedmontese: ''Canèj'') is a ''comune'' (municipality) of 10,459 inhabitants in the Province of Asti in the Italian region of Piedmont.
Canelli is located on a bend of the river Belbo in the ''Alto Monferrato'' (High Monferrat), close ...
,
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 '' ...
,
Costigliole d'Asti
Costigliole d'Asti ( pms, Costiòle d'Ast) is a small Italian town in the Province of Asti, southern Piedmont. It lies about south of the city of Asti in the Alto Monferrato, on the edge of the Langhe, in the alluvial plain of the river Tanaro ...
,
Moasca, and
Santo Stefano Belbo
Santo Stefano Belbo is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located southeast of Turin and northeast of Cuneo.
It is the birthplace of 20th century author Cesare Pavese. On its hill are a medieval ...
.
The village itself, together with its castle, stands on a hill surrounded by the vineyards which represent its principal economic activity.
Local government
The comune belongs to the ''Comunità delle colline tra Langa e Monferrato''.
Viticulture
Around two thirds of the area of the commune, and by far the greatest part of its agricultural land is devoted to vineyards. Production is on a small scale: this or so is divided between 380 farms and the total annual production of wine is around .
The principal
grape variety
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grown here is the
Moscato Bianco, while others include
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 le ...
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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 th ...
,
Nebbiolo
Nebbiolo (, ; pms, nebieul ) is an Italian red wine grape variety predominantly associated with its native Piedmont region, where it makes the '' Denominazione di Origine Controllata e Garantita'' (DOCG) wines of Barolo, Barbaresco, Roero, ...
,
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 France, but is now grown wherever wine is produced, from England to New Zealand. For new ...
and
Freisa. Of particular interest is the cultivation of the now rare historical variety
Gamba di Pernice (literally ‘Pheasant’s leg’).
Demographic evolution
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References
External links
www.comune.calosso.at.it/
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