UNESCO World Heritage
On June 22 2014, during the 38th World Heritage Committee Meeting of Doha in Qatar, the viticultural area of Langhe-Roero-Monferrato was designated as UNESCO world heritage site.
This was the 50th designated UNESCO site in Italy and the very first viticultural area.
The prestigious selection was motivated by the wine culture and beautiful landscape that characterize the area. A landscape modelled by hard human labor dedicated to the cultivation of grapevines and the production of wines.
A testimony to a vital cultural tradition and a unique interaction between man and nature that has lasted over two thousand years.
The strive to improve production and varietal selection has made this area world famous for its excellent wines, like Barolo, Barbaresco, Asti Spumante, Barbera d’Asti. A rich patrimony of knowledge, techniques and technologies
have helped native grapevines like Nebbiolo, Moscato Bianco and Barbera adapt to local terrains and optimize their products.