Vineyard Landscape of Piedmont: Langhe-Roero and Monferrato explained

Whs:Vineyard Landscape of Piedmont: Langhe-Roero and Monferrato
Image Upright:1.2
Location:Province of Cuneo, Province of Asti, Province of Alessandria, Italy
Criteria:(iii), (v)
Id:1390rev
Coordinates:44.6086°N 7.9636°W
Year:2014
Area:10789ha
Buffer Zone:76249ha

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.[1]

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.[2]

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.[1]

Sites

WHS
ID
Site nameSurface
area (ha)
Buffer
zone (ha)
Coordinates
1390-001 3051 59306[3] 44.6086°N 7.9636°W
1390-002 7 44.6519°N 7.9942°W
1390-003 891 44.7206°N 8.0875°W
1390-004 2307 44.7964°N 8.305°W
1390-005 1971 44.7381°N 8.2497°W
1390-006 2561 16943 45.0508°N 8.3897°W
Total 10789 76249

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Vineyard Landscape of Piedmont: Langhe-Roero and Monferrato. World Heritage Centre. UNESCO. 29 June 2014.
  2. Web site: Vineyard Landscape of Piedmont: Langhe-Roero and Monferrato. Association for the Heritage of the Vineyard Landscape of Langhe-Roero and Monferrato. 28 November 2014.
  3. Web site: Nomination file No 1390 rev: Vineyard Landscape of Langhe-Roero and Monferrato (Italy). World Heritage Centre. UNESCO. 23 April 2015. 314.