Piedmont Truffle Festivals 2007

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As a service for all visitors to Piedmont this autumn here is a list of the Truffle festivals in Piedmont’s central region province of Asti (AT), Cuneo (CN) and Alessandria (AL).

Festivals marked with an asterisk* are major Truffle Fairs (Fiere Nazionali) or Gionata del Tartufo, which indicate a big local festival day in which truffles are part of the whole event.

· Oct 7 - Montigliole Monferrato (AT); Scurzolungo (AT); Odalengo Piccolo (AL)

· Oct 14 - Montigliole Monferrato (AT); Castagnole Monferrato(AT); Bergamasco (AL)

· Oct 21 - Mombercelli (AT); Moncalvo* (AT); Tagliole Monfferato (AL)

· Oct 28 – Moncalvo* (AT); Incisa Scapaccino (AT); Trisobbia (AL); Brignano Frascata (AL); Sardigliano (AL)

· Nov 4 - Canelli (AT) & Montechiaro * (AT); Nizza Monferrato* (AT); San Damiano d'Asti(AT); Cella Monte (AL); Avolasca (AL); Serralunga di Crea (AL)

· Nov 11 -Canelli*(AT); Castelnouvo Don Bosco (AT); Costigiole d'Asti (AT); Murisengo (AL)* Alessandria* (AL); Tortona (AL); Paroldo (CN)

· Nov 18 - Asti* (+ Cucina e Cantina) (AT); Murisengo (AL)* San Sebastiano Curone (AL)

· Nov 25 - Villafranca d'Asti (AT); Castelnouvo Don Bosco (AT); Acqui Terme (AL); Vezza d’Alba (CN); Tortona (AL); Casale Monferrato (AL)

· Dec 2 - Cortazzone (AT)

· Jan 27 – Scagnello (CN)

And of course the granddaddy of them all the 77th Truffle Fair in Alba, every weekend from 29 Sept to 11th November (this year it has been extended beyond October) and I should mention the World Truffle Fair at Grinzano Cavour Castle on Nov 11th

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Thanks for the schedule, T&T. Let's see, what should we do on Nov. 25?? I had planned to go to Cocconato and Vezzolana for the day, but maybe we should stop in Villafranca d'Asti or Castelnuovo Don Bosco in the morning? Or will we be tired of truffles by then! Villafranca is your neighbor, correct?

I hope all is calm and that the grapes see sun soon.

Ci vediamo

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Tim,

Castelnouva DB is very close to Cocconato and Vezzolana, its easy to roll them all in on one day and IMO CDB truffle festival is better then Villafranca's.

Sun has been shining now for a few days grapes are getting nicely ripe, everyone is picking teir early varieties such as Dolcetto and white, but Barbera and other big reds still holding on. It looks like spring theough, all the late rain plus warm days = lush green hills.