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Roero (; ) is a geographical area in the north-east corner of the
province of Cuneo The province of Cuneo (; ) is a province in the Piedmont region of Italy. To the west, it borders the French region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur ( departments of Alpes-Maritimes, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence and Hautes-Alpes), to the north the ...
in
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, north-west
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. This hilly region is known for its
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s and for its fruit production: particularly the
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es of Canale and the local variety of
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known as Madernassa which originated in the late eighteenth century in
Vezza d'Alba Vezza d'Alba is a ''comune'' in the Piedmont region of Italy. It is in the province of Cuneo, and is 65km north east of the town of Cuneo. Vezza was first recorded in the 10th century, as a territory of the Diocese of Asti and later passed to th ...
.Pera madernassa – storia – ricette
 Strawberries are also grown. The name comes from the Roero family of bankers and traders, who were prominent in the political life of
Asti Asti ( , ; ; ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) of 74,348 inhabitants (1–1–2021) located in the Italy, Italian region of Piedmont, about east of Turin, in the plain of the Tanaro, Tanaro River. It is the capital of the province of Asti and ...
and its environs, and who dominated this area for a number of centuries during the
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. The designated zone of production for the
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wines
Roero Roero (; ) is a geographical area in the north-east corner of the province of Cuneo in Piedmont, north-west Italy. This hilly region is known for its wines and for its fruit production: particularly the peaches of Canale (CN), Canale and the local ...
and
Roero Arneis Arneis is a white Italian wine grape variety originating from Piedmont (wine), Piedmont, Italy. It is most commonly found in the hills of the Roero, northwest of Alba (CN), Alba, where it is part of the white ''Denominazione di Origine Controll ...
is a subset of this territory which comprises the communes of
Castellinaldo Castellinaldo d'Alba is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about southeast of Turin and about northeast of Cuneo. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 881 and an area of .All dem ...
, Canale, Corneliano d’Alba, Piobesi d’Alba and
Vezza d’Alba Vezza d'Alba is a ''comune'' in the Piedmont region of Italy. It is in the province of Cuneo, and is 65km north east of the town of Cuneo. Vezza was first recorded in the 10th century, as a territory of the Diocese of Asti and later passed to th ...
, plus parts of
Baldissero d'Alba Baldissero d'Alba is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about southeast of Turin and about northeast of Cuneo. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,083 and an area of .All demo ...
,
Castagnito Castagnito is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about southeast of Turin and about northeast of Cuneo. It is part of the Roero Roero (; ) is a geographical area in the north-east corner ...
,
Guarene Guarene is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located in the area of Roero about southeast of Turin and about northeast of Cuneo. It is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia ("The most beautiful vil ...
,
Govone Govone (Gon or Govon ) is an Italian town of 2,294 inhabitants in the province of Cuneo in Piedmont. It is part of the historical region of Roero and is located on the border with the province of Asti, about halfway between the cities of Alba a ...
,
Magliano Alfieri Magliano Alfieri is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about southeast of Turin and about northeast of Cuneo. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,726 and an area of .All demog ...
,
Montà Montà is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Italy, Italian region Piedmont, located about southeast of Turin and about northeast of Cuneo. Montà borders the following municipalities: Canale (Cuneo), Canale, Cellarengo, ...
,
Monteu Roero Monteu Roero is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about southeast of Turin and about northeast of Cuneo. Monteu Roero borders the following municipalities: Canale, Ceresole Alba, Monta ...
,
Pocapaglia Pocapaglia () is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about southeast of Turin and about northeast of Cuneo. As of 1-1-2017, it had a population of 3,311 and an area of .All demographics an ...
,
Priocca Priocca is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about southeast of Turin and about northeast of Cuneo. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,979 and an area of .All demographics a ...
,
Santa Vittoria d'Alba Santa Vittoria d'Alba is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about southeast of Turin and about 45 kilometres northeast of Cuneo. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,591 a ...
,
Santo Stefano Roero Santo Stefano Roero is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about southeast of Turin and about northeast of Cuneo. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,314 and an area of .All ...
and
Sommariva Perno Sommariva Perno is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located in Roero about southeast of Turin and about northeast of Cuneo. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,800 and an area of .A ...
.Map of production zone at regione.piemonte.it


Extent

The territory lies to the north of
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. The river
Tanaro The Tanaro (; ; ; ) is a long river in northwestern Italy. The river begins in the Ligurian Alps, near the border with France, and is the most significant right-side tributary to the Po in terms of length, size of drainage basin (partly Alpi ...
marks its southern border, dividing it from the
Langhe The Langhe (; ''Langa'' is from old dialect Mons Langa et Bassa Langa) is a hilly area to the south and east of the river Tanaro in the provinces of Cuneo and Asti in Piedmont, northern Italy. It is famous for its wines, cheeses, and truffles� ...
. To the north-east its informal boundary with
Monferrato Montferrat ( , ; ; , ; ) is a historical region of Piedmont, in northern Italy. It comprises roughly (and its extent has varied over time) the modern provinces of Alessandria and Asti. Montferrat is one of the most important wine district ...
follows approximately the line of the border between the provinces of Cuneo and
Asti Asti ( , ; ; ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) of 74,348 inhabitants (1–1–2021) located in the Italy, Italian region of Piedmont, about east of Turin, in the plain of the Tanaro, Tanaro River. It is the capital of the province of Asti and ...
, although Cisterna d’Asti can be taken to be part of Roero. To the north-west it is confined by the
province of Turin The province of Turin (; ; ) was a Provinces of Italy, province in the Piedmont region of Italy. Its capital was the city of Turin. The province existed until 31 December 2014, when it was replaced by the Metropolitan City of Turin. Geography It ...
. To the west its border is taken to be the SS 661 state road which runs through the
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of
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Sanfrè Sanfrè is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about south of Turin and about northeast of Cuneo. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,602 and an area of .All demographics and o ...
and
Sommariva del Bosco Sommariva del Bosco is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about south of Turin and about northeast of Cuneo. As of 1 January 2017, it had a population of 6 304 and an area of .All demograp ...
. The communes which fall, partly or entirely within Roero are thus: *
Alba ''Alba'' ( , ) is the Scottish Gaelic name for Scotland. It is also, in English-language historiography, used to refer to the polity of Picts and Scots united in the ninth century as the Kingdom of Alba, until it developed into the Kingd ...
* Baldissero d’Alba *
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* Canale *
Castagnito Castagnito is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about southeast of Turin and about northeast of Cuneo. It is part of the Roero Roero (; ) is a geographical area in the north-east corner ...
*
Castellinaldo Castellinaldo d'Alba is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about southeast of Turin and about northeast of Cuneo. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 881 and an area of .All dem ...
*
Ceresole Alba Ceresole Alba is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Piedmont region of Italy, located about southeast of Turin and about northeast of Cuneo. Ceresole Alba borders the following municipalities: Baldissero d'Alba, Carmagno ...
* Cisterna d’Asti * Corneliano d’Alba *
Govone Govone (Gon or Govon ) is an Italian town of 2,294 inhabitants in the province of Cuneo in Piedmont. It is part of the historical region of Roero and is located on the border with the province of Asti, about halfway between the cities of Alba a ...
*
Guarene Guarene is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located in the area of Roero about southeast of Turin and about northeast of Cuneo. It is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia ("The most beautiful vil ...
*
Magliano Alfieri Magliano Alfieri is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about southeast of Turin and about northeast of Cuneo. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,726 and an area of .All demog ...
*
Montà Montà is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Italy, Italian region Piedmont, located about southeast of Turin and about northeast of Cuneo. Montà borders the following municipalities: Canale (Cuneo), Canale, Cellarengo, ...
* Montaldo Roero *
Monteu Roero Monteu Roero is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about southeast of Turin and about northeast of Cuneo. Monteu Roero borders the following municipalities: Canale, Ceresole Alba, Monta ...
* Monticello d’Alba * Piobesi d’Alba *
Pocapaglia Pocapaglia () is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about southeast of Turin and about northeast of Cuneo. As of 1-1-2017, it had a population of 3,311 and an area of .All demographics an ...
*
Priocca Priocca is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about southeast of Turin and about northeast of Cuneo. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,979 and an area of .All demographics a ...
*
Sanfrè Sanfrè is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about south of Turin and about northeast of Cuneo. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,602 and an area of .All demographics and o ...
* Santa Vittoria d’Alba *
Santo Stefano Roero Santo Stefano Roero is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about southeast of Turin and about northeast of Cuneo. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,314 and an area of .All ...
*
Sommariva del Bosco Sommariva del Bosco is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about south of Turin and about northeast of Cuneo. As of 1 January 2017, it had a population of 6 304 and an area of .All demograp ...
*
Sommariva Perno Sommariva Perno is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located in Roero about southeast of Turin and about northeast of Cuneo. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,800 and an area of .A ...
*
Vezza d’Alba Vezza d'Alba is a ''comune'' in the Piedmont region of Italy. It is in the province of Cuneo, and is 65km north east of the town of Cuneo. Vezza was first recorded in the 10th century, as a territory of the Diocese of Asti and later passed to th ...


Viticulture

Roero is a recognized wine-making area of the
Province of Cuneo The province of Cuneo (; ) is a province in the Piedmont region of Italy. To the west, it borders the French region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur ( departments of Alpes-Maritimes, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence and Hautes-Alpes), to the north the ...
in the
Piedmont Piedmont ( ; ; ) is one of the 20 regions of Italy, located in the northwest Italy, Northwest of the country. It borders the Liguria region to the south, the Lombardy and Emilia-Romagna regions to the east, and the Aosta Valley region to the ...
region; along with its neighbours
Langhe The Langhe (; ''Langa'' is from old dialect Mons Langa et Bassa Langa) is a hilly area to the south and east of the river Tanaro in the provinces of Cuneo and Asti in Piedmont, northern Italy. It is famous for its wines, cheeses, and truffles� ...
and
Monferrato Montferrat ( , ; ; , ; ) is a historical region of Piedmont, in northern Italy. It comprises roughly (and its extent has varied over time) the modern provinces of Alessandria and Asti. Montferrat is one of the most important wine district ...
it forms the “Distretto Langhe, Roero e Monferrato” wine district.Agricoltura in Piemonte – Vini
 Roero wines include the red Roero, as well as the white Roero
Arneis Arneis is a white Italian wine grape variety originating from Piedmont, Italy. It is most commonly found in the hills of the Roero, northwest of Alba, where it is part of the white ''Denominazione di Origine Controllata e Garantita'' (DOCG) win ...
, and sparkling white Roero
Arneis Arneis is a white Italian wine grape variety originating from Piedmont, Italy. It is most commonly found in the hills of the Roero, northwest of Alba, where it is part of the white ''Denominazione di Origine Controllata e Garantita'' (DOCG) win ...
Spumante Sparkling wine is a wine with significant levels of carbon dioxide in it, making it fizzy. While it is common to refer to this as champagne, European Union countries legally reserve that word for products exclusively produced in the Champagne ( ...
. The name "Roero" lacking any further specification is reserved for red wines made from a minimum of 95%
Nebbiolo Nebbiolo (, ; ) is an Italian red wine grape variety predominantly associated with its native Piedmont region, where it makes the ''Denominazione di Origine Controllata e Garantita'' (DOCG) wines of Barolo, Barbaresco, Gattinara, Ghemme, a ...
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.Vendita Vino Italiano
Nebbiolo has 194.90 hectares dedicated to it in Roero. Meanwhile, Roero
Arneis Arneis is a white Italian wine grape variety originating from Piedmont, Italy. It is most commonly found in the hills of the Roero, northwest of Alba, where it is part of the white ''Denominazione di Origine Controllata e Garantita'' (DOCG) win ...
and Roero
Arneis Arneis is a white Italian wine grape variety originating from Piedmont, Italy. It is most commonly found in the hills of the Roero, northwest of Alba, where it is part of the white ''Denominazione di Origine Controllata e Garantita'' (DOCG) win ...
Spumante Sparkling wine is a wine with significant levels of carbon dioxide in it, making it fizzy. While it is common to refer to this as champagne, European Union countries legally reserve that word for products exclusively produced in the Champagne ( ...
are made from 95%
Arneis Arneis is a white Italian wine grape variety originating from Piedmont, Italy. It is most commonly found in the hills of the Roero, northwest of Alba, where it is part of the white ''Denominazione di Origine Controllata e Garantita'' (DOCG) win ...
grapes with the rest from non-aromatic white varieties of the Piedmonte region. The
Arneis Arneis is a white Italian wine grape variety originating from Piedmont, Italy. It is most commonly found in the hills of the Roero, northwest of Alba, where it is part of the white ''Denominazione di Origine Controllata e Garantita'' (DOCG) win ...
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).
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