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The table provides an overview of all vineyard landscapes inscribed on the World Heritage List in chronological order of inscription, including their basic
characteristics and criteria, as presented on the World Heritage Centre website. https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/ (as of April 2020)

YEAR OF
STATE PROPOSED
NAME PLANT/CROP INCLUSION
PARTY CRITERIA
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Portovenere, CinqueTerre, and the Grapevines and wine production and
1. Italy (ii), (iv), (v) 1997
Islands (Palmaria, Tino and Tinetto) olive tree
2. Jurisdiction of Saint-Émilion Grapevines and wine production France (iii), (iv) 1999

3. Alto Douro Wine Region Grapevines and wine production Portugal (iii), (iv), (v) 2001

Tokaj Wine Region Historic Cultural
4. Grapevines and wine production Hungary (iii), (v) 2002
Landscape
Landscape of the Pico Island
5. Grapevines and wine production Portugal (iii), (v) 2004
Vineyard Culture
6. Lavaux, Vineyard Terrace Grapevines and wine production Switzerland (iii), (iv), (v) 2007

Grapevines and wine production,
7. Stari Grad Plain Croatia (ii), (iii), (v) 2008
olive tree, lavender
Vineyard Landscape of Piedmont:
8. Grapevines and wine production Italy (iii), (v) 2014
Langhe-Roero and Monferrato
Champagne Hillsides, Houses and
9. Grapevines and wine production France (iii), (iv), (vi) 2015
Cellars
10. The Climats, terroirs of Burgundy Grapevines and wine production France (iii), (v) 2015

Le Colline del Prosecco di Conegli-
11. Grapevines and wine production Italy (v) 2019
ano e Valdobbiadene

1. PORTOVENERE, CINQUETERRE, AND THE ISLANDS location in which the coastline is inhabited by small 191
(PALMARIA, TINO AND TINETTO) towns and villages of a very specific design, established
The Ligurian coast between CinqueTerre and Portovenere on the steep slopes of the coast and watchtowers.
is a cultural landscape of great scenic and cultural value.
This property encompasses the territory of Porto Venere, 2. JURISDICTION OF SAINT-EMILION
the three islands of its archipelago (Palmaria, Tino and According to the wording of the Outstanding Universal
Tinetto), and the CinqueTerre, the collective name for the Value, the property represents a landscape influenced by
five villages of Monterosso, Vernazza, Corniglia, Manarola the cultivation of vines since the 11 century with many
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and Riomaggiore. Stretching 15 km along the eastern preserved monuments in towns and villages. Its position
coast between Levanto and La Spezia, the jagged, steep on the route to Santiago de Compostela also contributes
coastal landscape has over the centuries been intensively to the uniqueness of the locality. A characteristic feature
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developed with stone walled terraces for the cultivation here are the stone houses from the beginning of the 19
of vines and olive trees. The terraces were mostly built century intended for vineyard workers, as well as the
in the 12 century, and are characterized by dry-stone architecture of the wine cellars (the chais) and other
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walls, most often carefully assembled from un-worked residential buildings.
sandstone blocks, intertwined with collected pebbles.
3. ALTO DOURO WINE REGION
The maintenance of the terraces and the cultivation of Traditional landowners have been producing wine in
vines and olive trees on these terraces reflect a communal the Alto Douro region for about 2,000 years; since the
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approach to farming and the collaboration and 18 century, the region’s main product, port wine, has
cooperation of individual communities without which such been renowned for its quality. The vineyard landscape is
cultivation would not have been possible. The general use characterized by terraces, complexes of vineyard estates
of natural stone for roofing gives these settlements their quintas (wine-producing farm complexes), villages,
characteristic look. The terraces are also dotted with chapels and roads. In 1756 the area was declared the first
innumerable tiny stone huts isolated or grouped together, wine-area protected by law. There is no seat here of any
used for temporary shelter during the harvest. scientific institution for research of plant varieties.

Although this cultural landscape contains areas with The region carries the highest Portuguese classification of
agricultural terraces for growing vines and olives, its main quality and origin DOP/DOC. The appellation system was first
characteristics are based on an exceptional landscape introduced for port wines from this area in the 17 century.
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