22 June 2014 – For the first time an Italian vineyard landscape, Langhe-Roero and Monferrato in Piedmont, has been recognized as having exceptional value by the UNESCO World Heritage Committee and has been added to the list of World Heritage Sites.
The value is, first of all, in the great beauty of our territories, but also in all of those who have worked this earth with respect, pride and passion for generations.
The explanation says that these landscapes:
are an exceptional living testimony to the historical tradition of grape cultivation, the processes for wine-making, a rural social context, and an economic fabric based on the culture of wine.