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3. LA RIOJA AND RIOJA ALAVESA VINE AND WINE local rural architecture as well as the typology of "ideal
CULTURAL LANDSCAPE settlements", landscape influences in long-distance
This vineyard landscape is spread along both banks of roads, etc. Therefore, it is not relevant for comparison
the river Ebro; the vineyards are scattered throughout with the landscape of hop fields in Žatec region.
the landscape and are protected by the surrounding
mountains. Thanks to its terrain, La Rioja makes use of 5. BALATON UPLANDS CULTURAL LANDSCAPE
the cultivation of the vine on terraces and, as in other This property on the Tentative List is located on the
vineyard landscapes (but also as in hop field landscapes), northern shore of Lake Balaton in Hungary. As with
the suitable climatic, hydrological and soil conditions the nominated property, it includes a chateau, at
play an important role. Within the general characteristics Keszthely, and an extensive park and the historic
of the area, there is exceptionally high diversity for such Georgikon farm complex, which later developed into
a small area, which facilitates the territoriality of the a major educational institution and the historic district
wines. of Balatonfüred.

Elements related to the nomination also include the
The common and defining basis of the excellent values
3. Justification for Inscription as stone wine presses and buildings/facilities associated past, the processes of which have created a variety
of the Balaton Uplands is their geological historical
structures for the subsequent processing of grapes, such
of geological structures on which an harmonious
with processing, including wine cellars, and shelters at
landscape has further developed. In the landscape
vineyards (Guardaviñas vineyard shelters).
by Lake Balaton intended for nomination, there is
The La Rioja and Rioja Alavesa vineyard landscape and
evidence of various kinds of farming (from agriculture
Wine Cultural Landscape, just like the Žatec and the
and fishing to viticulture), but also of the mining of
basalt. Particularly famous are the healing springs near
Landscape of Saaz Hops nomination, uses the protection
Lake Balaton itself and especially on nearby Lake Heviz.
according to the Protected Designation of Origin, which
is carried by wine from this area cultivated continuously
since the early Middle Ages. The site is again presented
Outstanding Universal Value landscape at Lake Balaton
in a different landscape context than the hop landscape
nomination. So far, the Tentative List specifies the potential
very broadly, but it is already clear from the descriptive
information that it will be a completely different concept
194 4. EARLY FARMSTEADS OF THE CAPE WINELANDS from the hop landscape in the Žatec region. Balaton
The vineyard landscape at Cape Winelands is located Uplands already differs in the form of its landscape,
on the south-western tip of Africa, in the immediate which is determined by a large lake and multi-layered
vicinity of Cape Town. This position permitted and settlements and functions, and undoubtedly has the
predetermined the possibility of bringing together ambition to present a comprehensive and picturesque
influences from different continents. read of Central Europe, with multiple use of the natural
background. The main differences are the types of
The local cultural landscape has been conditioned agricultural production, the emphasis on the heritage
both by natural conditions suitable for agriculture of wine culture and the healing aspects of the area
and especially viticulture, and the surrounding related to its mineral springs.
dramatic natural environment, in which a specific rural
architecture developed. With its vineyards, orchards 6. WINE IN IBERIA
and fields, farmsteads and their ancillary buildings, The nomination project, Wine in Iberia, integrates
settlements, villages and towns, this vineyard a group of cultural properties that demonstrate the
landscape is illustrative of agricultural activities since exchange of ideas between two different communities,
th
colonization in the mid-17 century, labour practices resulting in a rich Iberian culture in which wine aspects
(including slavery practices) and human settlement, are threaded through as one of the main themes.
on the original landscape. Constantia and Vergelegen
represent two of the earliest examples of an idealized The aim of this nomination will be to supplement the
farmstead in an agricultural landscape. range of examples of vineyard heritage with the oldest
evidence of the spread of viticultural knowledge and
The Tentative List description of the property suggests techniques resulting from Phoenician journeys along
that the Outstanding Universal Value will be defined the Mediterranean coast and the Mediterranean in
to show the active social role of this landscape in general, and to examine the interaction of knowledge
contemporary society, by preserving the traditional way imported with the skills of other nations. It is clear from
of life of the wine sector. At the same time, significant the current description of the plan that this nomination
material evidence of the development of Cape folk will seek to supplement the existing archaeological
architecture will be emphasized. The landscape is in finds and interpretations with aspects of wine heritage,
a completely different morphological context, and in which have not yet been described in sufficient detail in
addition to aspects of vineyard culture, will study the the wider Mediterranean.