Monferrato

thumb|Flag of Montferrat Montferrat ( ; ; , ; ) is a historical region of Piedmont, in northern Italy. It comprises roughly (and its extent has varied over time) the modern provinces of Alessandria and Asti. Montferrat is one of the most important wine districts of Italy. It also has a strong literary tradition, including the 18th-century Asti-born poet and dramatist Vittorio Alfieri and the Alessandrian Umberto Eco.

former state in Northern Italy

UNESCO World Heritage Site in the region of Piedmont (Italy)

Italian Sparkling Wine

thumb|300x300px|The five imperial Marches of Italy: Marca Aleramica, Marca Arduinica, Marca Anscarica (also ''d'Invrea), Marca Obertenga, and Marca di Tuscia (or Tuscany) founded in the 10th century. thumb|290x290px|Imagined portrait of Aleramo in the Abbey of Grazzano (16th century) thumb|290x290px|Carolingian mosaic in the tomb of Aleramo, Marquis of Montferrat|Aleramo in the Abbey of Grazzano thumb|290x290px|17th century family tree (imprecise) of different Aleramid branches and their succession through the Palaeologus-Montferrat|Palaiologos to the [[House of Gonzaga]] The Aleramici (also A

The Belbo is a river of southern Piedmont, Italy. It is a right-side tributary of the Tanaro.

wine

torrent stream

war in Northwestern Italy from 1613-1617

torrent stream

The Rotaldo, known in its upper course as the Laio, is a river (classified as a torrente) of northern Italy, and a right-side tributary of the Po River. Most of its course falls within the Province of Alessandria and all of it within the former Province of Casale. The river is of modest flow and is heavily reliant on rainfall with a discharge near its mouth of .