Manzotti: Moscato Vineyards and Culture

Manzotti takes you into the wine landscape of Castiglione Tinella, where Moscato, vineyards and distinctive walking destinations define the character of the area. The Moscato Big Bench is located near the summit of Via Manzotti, on one of the highest hills in Castiglione Tinella. It is part of the Big Bench Community Project. If you choose a holiday apartment in Manzotti, you can shape your stay around wine, landscapes and cultural discoveries.

Holiday Apartment in Manzotti: Wine, Trails and Culture

The Manzotti vineyard faces south-southeast and has a slope of 40%. It produces the Moscato wines of Azienda Agricola Simone Cerruti. At this farm, visits to the vegetable garden and vineyards are part of the tourist offering. This makes it possible to discover the local wine world through its growing areas and agricultural sites.

Azienda Agricola Filippa Diego is located at Via Manzotti 39, 12053 Castiglione Tinella (CN). It offers guided cellar tours with tastings of regional wines. The “Moscato Experience” begins with a short walk through the Manzotti vineyard, a so-called Sorì. This gives you different options when planning your visit: a guided tasting, an insight into viticulture or a walk through the vines.

Hilltop Views and Walks

From the hilltop near the village of Manzotti, the Sentiero Fermo Cerutti opens up views of the hills of Monferrato. The Sentiero Fermo Cerutti crosses a hilltop on which the villages of Brosia and Manzotti are located. During the “Verrà scalza” event, a 2.3 km walk also led to the Moscato Big Bench in Manzotti, where a toast was planned.

Literature, the Grape Harvest and an Old Cellar Museum

The “Verrà scalza” event connected the “Versi in Vigna” literary park with the red and yellow trails, along which the poems can be seen, and continued to Moscato Big Bench No. 191 in Manzotti. The “Festa della Vendemmia” also placed Moscato at the centre of attention: its programme included a description of the stages of the Moscato grape harvest. Visitors could then watch the harvesting of the final rows of vines and the pressing of the grapes for “rapulè”.

The tourist offering of Azienda Agricola Simone Cerruti also includes the Crutin, an old cellar that is now used as an agricultural museum. The range of experiences therefore extends from vineyards and tastings to agricultural history. Those choosing a holiday apartment in Manzotti can give greater emphasis to wine tastings, walks or cultural impressions, depending on their preferred daily rhythm.

Moscato as a Regional Connection

Castiglione Tinella lies in the classic growing area of Moscato d’Asti. The Muscat grapes known there as “Muscatel” are used to produce Moscato d’Asti and Asti Spumante, also known as Asti; both are DOCG wines. This regional connection gives the choice of location a clear culinary character and makes Manzotti especially interesting for visitors who want to combine winegrowing, landscapes and local tradition in a single stay.

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For the higher-level travel overview: Cuneo.