Roero, located in southern Piedmont, lies on the left bank of the Tanaro, the river that separates it from the Langhe.
Human presence in this area has integrated perfectly with the steep hills and rugged vegetation, offering us magnificent villages, castles and, above all, wine cellars. Wine, in fact, has always been an integral part of our lives and there are dozens of excellent wine cellars offering the chance to sample fine bottles.
Speaking of wines, the DOCG denomination, the most important in Italy, has been granted to great wines from our area, such as Roero (100% Nebbiolo) and Roero Arneis (100% Arneis). Nebbiolo, as well as being vinified under the name Roero and the DOCG denomination, is also vinified in Roero in two other ways: Nebbiolo d'Alba and Langhe Nebbiolo with DOC designation (the second most important in Italy).
Since 2014, the Roero hills offer one more reason to visit, and that reason is UNESCO: the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation has included the Langhe-Roero and Monferrato wine-growing landscapes in its list of World Heritage Sites, thanks to the joint efforts of humankind and nature.
The most typical element of Roero's natural landscape is the rocche, rugged and steep hills that, like a deep wound, run through the entire area.
The result of an interesting phenomenon of erosion, the rocche are like an open book on Roero's geological history - a veritable Eden for palaeontologists, botanists and naturalists. Bare cliffs, spires and sand pinnacles in all shades of ochre emerge amidst the dark green rich and shady vegetation.
