Crotin di Calosso
Beneath the houses of Calosso's old centre run the crotin, small cellars dug into the sandstone, probably in the Middle Ages, and used for wine and food because they hold a steady cool; some are lined with handmade brick, others left as bare rock. Five open free to visitors on the comune's 'crotin aperti' weekends from July to early October, among them the Montafia crotin under the Casa di Plastica and the Crotin del Teatro. On the third weekend of October they become the tasting route of the Fiera del Rapulé; outside those dates they are private cellars.
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