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Roero

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name	Roero
settlement_type	Traditional region
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image_caption	Summer on the hills of Roero
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image_map	Map of Roero.jpeg
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	Italy
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The name comes from the Roero family of bankers and traders, who were prominent in the political life of Asti and its environs, and who dominated this area for a number of centuries during the Middle Ages.

The designated zone of production for the DOCG wines Roero and Roero Arneis is a subset of this territory which comprises the communes of Castellinaldo, Canale, Corneliano d’Alba, Piobesi d’Alba and Vezza d’Alba, plus parts of Baldissero d'Alba, Castagnito, Guarene, Govone, Magliano Alfieri, Montà, Monteu Roero, Pocapaglia, Priocca, Santa Vittoria d'Alba, Santo Stefano Roero and Sommariva Perno.

Extent

The communes which fall, partly or entirely within Roero are thus:

Alba
Baldissero d’Alba
Bra
Canale
Castagnito
Castellinaldo
Ceresole Alba
Cisterna d’Asti
Corneliano d’Alba
Govone
Guarene
Magliano Alfieri
Montà
Montaldo Roero
Monteu Roero
Monticello d’Alba
Piobesi d’Alba
Pocapaglia
Priocca
Sanfrè
Santa Vittoria d’Alba
Santo Stefano Roero
Sommariva del Bosco
Sommariva Perno
Vezza d’Alba

Viticulture

Roero is a recognized wine-making area of the Province of Cuneo in the Piedmont region; along with its neighbours Langhe and Monferrato it forms the “Distretto Langhe, Roero e Monferrato” wine district.

Roero wines include the red Roero, as well as the white Roero Arneis, and sparkling white Roero Arneis Spumante. The name "Roero" lacking any further specification is reserved for red wines made from a minimum of 95% Nebbiolo grapes with the addition of 2%–5% of non-aromatic red varieties. Roero must be aged in cellars for twenty months, six of them in wooden barrels, while Roero riserva (reserve) must be aged at least 32 months total, with the same minimum of six months spent in wood. Nebbiolo has 194.90 hectares dedicated to it in Roero.

Meanwhile, Roero Arneis and Roero Arneis Spumante are made from 95% Arneis grapes with the rest from non-aromatic white varieties of the Piedmonte region. The Arneis grape variety has 832.89 hectares of vineyards devoted to it in Roero.

Roero became a DOC region in 1985 and a DOCG region in 2005.

Other wines produced include Barbera d'Alba, Birbèt, Bonarda, Favorita, Moscato d'Asti and Nebbiolo d'Alba.

Notes

References

Enoteca Regionale del Roero
http://www.comune.asti.it/cultura/stemmi/roero.shtml provides an account of the Roero family. See also :it:Roero (famiglia).
Official UNESCO photo selection
Complete UNESCO photo gallery before selection

References

[http://www.albain.com/ristoranti/pera.asp Pera madernassa – storia – ricette] {{Webarchive. link. (2012-02-05 {{in lang). it
[http://www.regione.piemonte.it/agri/ita/piemontedoc/vino/vini/cartine/roero.htm Map of production zone at regione.piemonte.it] {{webarchive. link. (2007-01-02)
[http://www.roeroturismo.it/dove-il-roero/ Dove si trova il Roero] {{in lang. it.
[http://www.regione.piemonte.it/agri/ita/piemontedoc/vino/distretti/distretto1.htm Agricoltura in Piemonte – Vini] {{in lang. it
(2015). "Roero eBook".
[http://www.venditavinoitaliano.it/it/le-nostre-guide/i-vini-d-italia/vini-del-piemonte/1202-roero-docg.html Vendita Vino Italiano].
(2015-01-03). "The Wines of Roero".

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