| Consortium for
the defence of typical wines of Barolo and Barbaresco
The Defence Consortium, the inter-professional organisation
that unites leading operators in the whole production
sector, from winegrowers to winemakers and commercial
operators, has witnessed and discreetly led technical,
economic and human progress for almost 60 years. The
various operators are usually grouped together in a
single structure, represented by the winery which exclusively
markets its own products.
 The
need to form an association to protect producers of
Barolo and Barbaresco became apparent as soon as they
realised they had an exceptional product on their hands:
in 1908 they asked for the creation of a “certificate
of origin” released by an association operating
under the control of the Provincial Council and the
Piedmont Winemaking Syndicate while they waited for
specific legislation to be issued. The first law was
passed in 1924.
It provided for “typical wines”, with constant
characteristics defined by the consortium charter. Work
began on preparing a Consortium for the defence of typical
Barolo and Barbaresco wines, and a draft of a charter
was debated in 1927.
The "Consorzio per la difesa dei vini tipici di
Barolo e Barbaresco" (Consortium for the defence
of typical wines of Barolo and Barbaresco), was created
in 1934 to safeguard the qualitative characteristics
of the wines, promote awareness and disseminate both
name and quality in the right seats. The production
context was also established: the zone of origin, the
grapes and the characteristics of the wine.
After stopping its activities during World War II,
the Consortium was reconstructed in 1947 and worked
to obtain recognition for these wines, firstly as DOC
(Denomination of controlled origin), and later as DOCG
(Denomination of controlled and guaranteed origin).
It was reformed once again following the issue of the
new law, n° 164 of 1992, on the denominations of
origin of wines.
 The
current Consortium for the Defence of Barolo and Barbaresco
Alba Langhe and Roero was set up in 1994 and is the
reference point for winemaking estates in the Langa
and Roero area, which have found it to be the best organisation
for authoritatively hanling the problems of development
and organisation that affect them individually and the
sector as a whole.
The Consortium and its member companies have devoted
particular attention to these problems over the years:
overall quality, the prospects of protecting the landscape
and the environment, relationships between the various
production categories within the winemaking sector,
positive and negative effects of tourism and the more
general modernisation of the situation compared with
rational territorial development.
It is with this attitude of operating as an instrument
to create general awareness in the lively and dynamic
context of the Langa and Roero winemaking sector that
the Consortium has worked to create and consolidate
positive partnerships with the departments that operate
in the same territorial context and with the various
public authorities.
Management of Denominations
Defence of Denominations
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Management of the website
MAIN OFFICE
C.so Enotria, 2/c
Ampelion – 12051 Alba - Italy
Tel. +39 0173.441074
Fax +39 0173. 361380
E-mail: consorzio.vini@langhevini.it
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