World Heritage Identification Number: 1571
World Heritage since: 2019
Category: Cultural Heritage
Transboundary Heritage: No
Endangered Heritage: No
Country: 🇮🇹 Italy
Continent: Europe
UNESCO World Region: Europe and North America
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The Terroir of Prosecco: A Journey Through Le Colline del Prosecco di Conegliano e Valdobbiadene
The rolling hills of northeastern Italy's Veneto region are home to a unique and picturesque landscape that has been designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2019 - Le Colline del Prosecco di Conegliano e Valdobbiadene. This winegrowing territory, nestled within the larger Prosecco wine production area, offers a captivating blend of natural beauty, cultural heritage, and gastronomic tradition.
More to come…UNESCO Description of the World Heritage Site
Located in north-eastern Italy, the property includes part of the winegrowing landscape of the Prosecco wine production area. The landscape is characterized by ‘hogback’ hills, ciglioni – small plots of vines on narrow grassy terraces – forests, small villages and farmland. For centuries, this rugged terrain has been shaped and adapted by man. Since the 17th century, the use of ciglioni has created a particular chequerboard landscape consisting of rows of vines parallel and vertical to the slopes. In the 19th century, the bellussera technique of training the vines contributed to the aesthetic characteristics of the landscape.Encyclopedia Record: Prosecco
Prosecco is an Italian DOC or DOCG white wine produced in a large area spanning nine provinces in the Veneto and Friuli-Venezia Giulia regions, and named after the village of Prosecco, in the province of Trieste, Italy. It is made from the Prosecco grape, but denomination rules allow up to 15% of the wine to be other permitted varieties. Prosecco is almost always made in sparkling or semi-sparkling style, but a still wine is also permitted. Within the larger designation are two small DOCG areas, Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco in the hills between the comuni (municipalities) of Conegliano and Valdobbiadene, and Asolo Prosecco around the nearby comune of Asolo. Prosecco Superiore is always spumante and comes only from these DOCG areas.Additional Site Details
Area: 20,334.2 hectares
Coordinates: 45.9530277778 , 12.2261111111
