The Consortium for the Protection of the Valtellina Wines, founded in 1976, since 1997 has been representing all the wine houses and wineries in the province of Sondrio and now the only Italian Consortium that can boast two D.O.C.G. coincident for territory and grapes, on Valtellina Superiore and Sforzato di Valtellina, carried out the activity of control until July 2009. Its aims include also aspects closely linked to the territory, as evidenced by the recent establishment of the Provinea Foundation for the Protection of the terraces in Valtellina. This concept is also found in the dual mission, represented by the enhancement and promotion of the wine of Valtellina in Italy and abroad as a symbol of a territory, and by the protection of the wine culture in Valtellina, an essential element for the protection of an area considered among the most fascinating in the world.
