Mombaruzzo
Mombaruzzo is a municipality with 1152 inhabitants ( 31 December 2012) in the Italian province of Asti (AT ), Region Piedmont.
Geography
The municipality covers an area of 22 km ². The neighboring municipalities are Bruno, Caretino (AL), Cassine (AL), Castelnuovo Belbo, Fontanile, Frascaro (AL), Gamalero, Maranzana, Nizza Monferrato, Quaranti and Ricaldone (AL).
Specialty
In Mombaruzzo 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 Mombaruzzo also vines of Barbera for the Barbera d'Asti, a DOCG red wine with status, as well as for the Barbera del Monferrato are grown.
Famous is the community for the amaretti, which are manufactured here until now according to a traditional recipe.
Parish church of Sant'Antonio Abate
Bell tower of the parish church of Sant'Antonio Abate
Amaretto from Mombaruzzo
Attractions
- Parish church of Sant'Antonio Abate, originally built in Romanesque style between the 11th and 12th century, expanded in 1750 in the style of the Baroque to the apse, bell tower dates from the 15th century