Italian Cuisine Becomes a UNESCO Heritage
A recognition that celebrates our culture.
And that also tells the story of the deep bond between wine and the table.
“Italian cuisine is the story of all of us, of a people who have preserved their knowledge and transformed it into excellence, generation after generation.”
With this spirit, Italy celebrates a historic milestone: Italian cuisine has officially been recognized as UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage.
A recognition that goes beyond what we cook, focusing instead on how we experience food: a ritual made of tradition, conviviality, inherited gestures, and a profound relationship with the land.
The Meaning of Intangible Cultural Heritage
According to UNESCO, intangible cultural heritage includes living practices, knowledge, skills, and traditions that communities recognize as part of their identity.
Not objects, but culture in motion: artisanal knowledge passed from hand to hand, generation after generation.
Italian cuisine perfectly embodies this model. And alongside it, so does wine—an essential pillar of our food culture.
Wine and Cuisine: One Tradition, One Identity
In Italy, cuisine does not exist without wine, and wine does not find its fullest expression without cuisine.They are two different languages telling the same story:
- the story of territories, which give identity to ingredients and grapes;
- the story of families, who pass down recipes and winemaking techniques;
- the story of conviviality, made of shared tables, toasts, and moments together;
- the story of artisanal knowledge, built with patience, care, and respect for time.
In this vision, the work of Montina and the entire Franciacorta culture fully recognize themselves.
Montina: Craftsmanship in Dialogue with Italian Cuisine
Every bottle of Franciacorta is an integral part of a culinary and cultural journey.
In our case, it always has been.
Family tradition
Our story began in 1987, but its roots lie in rural education and agricultural knowledge passed down by our parents.
Just like Italian cuisine, we preserve and hand down techniques, sensitivity, and gestures.
Respect for raw materials
Just as Italian cuisine enhances ingredients and their origin, at Montina we enhance the vineyard and its grapes: Chardonnay and Pinot Noir that transparently express our land.
A wine born to accompany the Italian table
Franciacorta is not just a wine—it is a natural ally of Italian cuisine.
Thanks to its freshness, structure, and ability to elevate authentic, convivial, tradition-rooted dishes.
Each glass becomes a bridge between cuisine and culture, between recipes and territory, between taste and memory.
Let’s Celebrate This Achievement Together
The UNESCO recognition belongs to everyone: restaurateurs, producers, winemakers, chefs, families, travelers, and territories.
It is an invitation to safeguard our complete gastronomic culture, without separating what has always been united: cuisine and wine.
In this spirit, we look forward to welcoming you to Montina to share an experience that celebrates tradition, flavor, and Italian identity:
a visit, a tasting, a toast that captures the story of a territory and the value of a cultural heritage now recognized by the world.
