Vineyard Landscape of Piedmont: Langhe-Roero and Monferrato is the official name of a UNESCO World Heritage Site comprising "five distinct wine-growing areas with outstanding landscapes" plus the Castle of Grinzane Cavour in the region of Piedmont, Italy.

The site, which extends over hilly areas of Langhe and Montferrat, is one of the most important wine producing zones in Italy.

Located in the center of Piedmont region (North West of Italy), the site is inscribed as a "cultural landscape", since it is a result of the combined work of nature and man. The site is inscribed in the UNESCO World Heritage List thanks to the outstanding value of its wine culture, which has shaped the landscape over the centuries.

Description The site includes five distinct wine-growing areas of outstanding landscapes and the Castle of Grinzane Cavour, an emblematic name in vineyards development and Italian history. It is located in the southern part of Piedmont, between River Po and the Ligurian Apennines. It includes a full range of technical and economic processes related to viticulture and wine-making that characterized the region for centuries. They found in the area also pollen dated to the 5th century BC, when Piedmont was a place of contact and exchange between the Etruscans and Celts: in fact Etruscan and Celtic words, particularly those related to the wine, are still used in the local dialect. During the Roman Empire, Pliny the Elder mentioned the region as one of the most favorable for the cultivation of vineyards in ancient Italy and Strabo wrote about its barrels.

Sites WHSIDSite nameSurfacearea (ha)Bufferzone (ha)Coordinates1390-001 Langa of Barolo 3051 59306 1390-002 Grinzane Cavour castle 7 1390-003 Hills of Barbaresco 891 1390-004 Nizza Monferrato and Barbera 2307 1390-005 Canelli and the Asti Spumante 1971 1390-006 Monferrato of the Infernot 2561 16943 Total 10789 76249

See also Castle of Grinzane Cavour Langhe Montferrat Piedmont UNESCO

References

External links Association for the Heritage of the Vineyard Landscape of Langhe-Roero and Monferrato