Vineyard Landscape of Piedmont: Langhe-Roero and Monferrato

Vineyard Landscape of Piedmont: Langhe-Roero and Monferrato

UNESCO World Heritage Site
Location	Province of Cuneo, Province of Asti, Province of Alessandria, Italy
Includes	Langa of Barolo Grinzane Cavour Castle Hills of Barbaresco Nizza Monferrato and Barbera Canelli and Asti Spumante Monferrato of the Infernot
Criteria	Cultural: (iii), (v)
Reference	1390rev
Inscription	2014 (38th Session)
Area	10,789 ha (41.66 sq mi)
Buffer zone	76,249 ha (294.40 sq mi)
Website	www.paesaggivitivinicoli.it/en
Coordinates	44°36′31″N 7°57′49″E / 44.60861°N 7.96361°E / 44.60861; 7.96361
Location of Vineyard Landscape of Piedmont: Langhe-Roero and Monferrato in Italy

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]