Bistagno
Bistagno ( Bistagn Piedmontese ) is a municipality with 1941 (as of 31 December 2012) a population of Alessandria in the Italian province (AL ), Region Piedmont.
The Castelletto d' Erro neighboring municipalities are, Melazzo, Monastero Bormida (AT), Montabone (AT), Ponti, Rocchetta Palafea (AT), Sessame (AT) and Terzo.
Geography
The municipality covers an area of 17 km ².
Specialty
In Bistagno vines for the Dolcetto d' Acqui, 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 are also grown here. From the grape variety of the sweet Brachetto Brachetto d'Acqui sparkling wine is produced. In Bistagno also vines of Barbera for the Barbera d'Asti, a DOCG red wine are grown with status.
Sons and daughters of the town
- Giulio Monteverde (1837-1917), sculptor (with its own Gipsotheca )