Rustico in Castiglione Tinella

The area sits in the vine-covered hills between the Belbo valley and the lower Monferrato/Langa edge, with continuous agricultural slopes and small hilltop villages. It is in the core wine country of the Asti and Moscato d'Asti zone, with vineyards as the dominant landscape. Nizza Monferrato is the nearest town of size, with a full small-town centre, shops and services, and Asti is the main city used for wider services and rail connections. This part of Piemonte is known for wine production, especially Moscato and other Monferrato wines. The vineyard landscapes of Langhe-Roero and Monferrato are the relevant UNESCO cultural landscape, though the strongest famous sectors are elsewhere in the wider area rather than immediately around the village.