Italy is seeking to have the hills
around the Veneto towns of Conegliano and Valdobbiadene where
the world-famous Prosecco sparkling wine is made put on UNESCO's
world heritage list. The national UNESCO committee on Thursday
approved the dossier for the bid for UNESCO status. The
committee decided to send to Paris the bid to be a UNESCO site
by the end of 2018. Only nine wine-producing areas are on the
UNESCO list, out of total of more than 1,000 worldwide. Prosecco
country covers more than 20,000 hectares and 15 municipalities
in the Veneto. The bid, which was approved by Farm Minister
Maurizio Martina Wednesday, aims to lengthen Italy's lead at the
top of the UNESCO standings. It currently has 51 UNESCO sites
and has recently been pushed close by China which has risen to
50, and by Spain with 49.
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