"Are the Monferrato and the World drinks us!" Further to be a great project of promotion, is also an exclamation that comes spontaneous from this territory, that is preparing to celebrate his wine. The event "I Castelli della Barbera" has attended from all those people that love the beauty.
After the success of last year, at Costigliole d'Asti there is the conclusive phase of the National Contest of Cake Design that will reward the participants in the great party of "Costigliole's Cake" in the days of 17, 18 and 19 April.
Besides the Moscato d'Asti, the country of Treiso makes honor to its Dolcetto d'Alba wine. The event will be Saturday 18 April from 4 pm to 22 and Sunday 19 April from 10.30 to 22 in the Piazzetta Belvedere. The wine, produced from the wine cellars of town territory, will be accompanied by traditional dishes. In case of bad weather the event will take place in the rooms of the parish.
The well known and consolidated spring event that celebrates the nature of the beautiful landscape of the low Langa is upcoming. Sunday 19 April at Castiglione Tinella there will be "The Day of Orchids" with a walk among the vineyards of Moscato grapes up to the wood.
The legend tells of a group of poor men coppersmiths reached Bubbio, helped by the castellano that gave them some flour of maize. The coppersmiths cooked in square an enormous “polenta” that was consumed along with all the villagers hungry hungry for long famine.
"Ortogiardinovino e Dispensa" is the expected event that will animate Motta of Costigliole d’Asti from Friday 10 to Sunday 12 April. As usual, the program of the three days is intense.
Domenica 22 March will be held to Rocchetta Palafea the traditional " Festa delle Frittelle”. Typical food that represents a delight for the eyes and for the palate of great and tiny and very appreciate in this period of beginning spring. An occasion of party to approach in a beautiful and uncontaminated angle of the Monferrato territory.
Of ancient tradition, her "Sagra dei Ceci e Cotechini e Torta delle Rose" that will be Sunday 15 March is a rite that almost all involves the small country: since the morning the local cooks will be at work to cook over five quintals of chick pea to serve with pork sausage, accompanied by a good glass of Barbera d’Asti wine; there will be also hot sandwiches and Cortese wine of Monferrato territory.
Sunday 8 March in the beautiful plaza of the castle of Monastero Bormida the tradition of the “Polentone” renews him whose legendary origins tie to the arrival in country of the "magnin" that stagnated the pots and to an action of generosity of the Marchese Del Carretto that offer them “polenta” and omelet of onions and sausage.
Returns punctual, in first Sunday of December, the traditional Fair (Fiera dei Cubiot) of Santo Stefano Belbo. This fair entertains the regional Fair of the Truffle for the ninth consecutive year and will take place during the whole day of Sunday 7 December.
