Langhe-Roero and Monferrato Landscape Recognized as UNESCO World Heritage Site

Langhe-Roero and Monferrato Landscape UNESCO World Heritage

Italy adds the 50th UNESCO World Heritage Site to their list, the landscape of the Langhe-Roero and Monferrato in Piemonte, and the country’s only UNESCO recognized landscape.

TerroirVino: Where wine, web, & people meet

TerroirVino 2014. Photo from bereilvino.it

The tenth edition of TerroirVino lasts two days this year, a wine event located in the Magazzini del Cotone in the Porto Antico of Genova with 120 exhibitors presenting over 600 different products - wine, beer, and extra virgin olive oils.

Meet the 2010 Vintage of Barolo: Monica Larner at the Regional Enoteca of Barolo

Enoteca Regionale of Barolo and Monica Larner

Wine journalist Monica Larner will be the guest of honor on June 1, 2014 during the presentation of the newly released “King” of wines, Barolo 2010. The presentation opens a week of wine tasting completely dedicated to Barolo from June 1-7.

An Event is Fermenting in Piemonte: C’è Fermento 2014

C'è Fermento. Foto dalla pagina facebook di C'è Fermento

C’è Fermento, the artisan beer festival of Saluzzo, goes even bigger this year and will last for three days in June, from Friday 13 to Sunday 15.

The Barolo Boys are...Offside: Four Great Wines Meet in Monforte d'Alba

Barolo Boys. Photo from terrauomocielo.files.wordpress.com

After the great success of the past editions, the Barolo Boys soccer team of Monforte d'Alba is organizing the third edition of “The Barolo Boys are.. offside,” sponsored by all the Barolo producers of Monforte. This year, the team would like to celebrate their championship victory with you, too!

Barbaresco-Barolo: Giro d’Italia Passes through Wine Country

The Giro d’Italia will pass through the heart of wine country in Piemonte, racing through the Langhe hills that produce the King of Wine and that may soon be recognized as UNESCO World Heritage.

International Food Wine Design Week to Take Place in the Heart of Wine Country

The weekend of June 5-9, 2014 signals the opening of an international event involving the entire province of Piemonte and extending all the way to Milan to show how design is integral to Italian fine wine and gastronomy.

The Langhe, Roero, and Monferrato are one step closer to being a UNESCO World Heritage Site

The decision by ICOMOS (International Council on Monuments and Sites) will be submitted to the Standing Committee of UNESCO this coming June.

A Discovery of Historical Towns with "Enchanted Province"

This summer from June to October, get involved in these 14 cultural and historical events held by 17 different townships to discover, through guided theatrical visits, the "enchanted" towns of the Torinese territory.