Santo Stefano Belbo
Santo Stefano Belbo is a municipality with 4074 inhabitants ( 31 December 2012) in the Italian province of Cuneo (CN ), Region Piedmont.
Geography
The town lies on the river Belbo system of Tanaro and Po. The municipality covers an area of 23 km ².
The neighboring municipalities are Calosso, Camo, Canelli, Castiglione Tinella, Coazzolo, Cossano Belbo, Loazzolo and mango.
Specialty
In Santo Stefano Belbo vines for the Dolcetto d' Alba, 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.
Personalities
- Cesare Pavese (1908-1950), writer, born in Santo Stefano Belbo