Fontanile
Fontanile is a municipality with 577 inhabitants (as at 31 December 2012) in the Italian province of Asti (AT ), Region Piedmont.
Geography
The municipality covers an area of 8 km ². The neighboring municipalities are Alice Bel Colle (AL), Castel Boglione, Castel Rocchero, Castelletto Molina, Mombaruzzo, Nizza Monferrato and Quaranti.
Specialty
In Fontanile vines for the Dolcetto d' Asti, a red wine are grown with DOC status. The berries of the grape varieties Pinot Noir and / or Chardonnay may be processed for sparkling wine Alta Langa. The Muscat grape for the Asti Spumante, a sweet DOCG sparkling wine with a low alcohol content and for still wine Moscato d' Asti is also grown here. From the grape variety of the sweet Brachetto Brachetto d'Acqui sparkling wine is produced. In Fontanile also vines of Barbera for the Barbera d'Asti, a DOCG red wine are grown with status.
Attractions
- The conspicuous domed church of San Giovanni Battista, built in 1900 in the style of historicism
Village center with its domed church built in 1900
Interior of the dome of the church of San Giovanni Battista