dry red wines from Nebbiolo, Barbera and Dolcetto grapes production of quality dry white wines production of sweet white wines from Dolcetto and Erbaluce grapes production of vermouth, which was invented in Piedmont production of sparkling wine Asti Spumante, Alta Langa, Gavi coffee production of coffee Lavazza production of coffee/chocolate liqueur Bicherin confectionery production of traditional Chocolate Gianduiotto production of different kind of chocolate and pralines production of torrone production of sweet paste Nutella production of biscotto delicacy production of white truffles from Alba and related products with white truffles like condiments, honey, salami, and prosciutto production of high-quality marinated beef Gradisca or dried beef Bresaola cereals production of dry risotto mixes Unemployment The unemployment rate stood at 7.5% in 2020. Agriculture Lowland Piedmont is a fertile agricultural region. The main agricultural products in Piedmont are cereals, including rice, representing more than 10% of national production, maize, grapes for wine-making, fruit and milk. With more than 800,000 head of cattle in 2000, livestock production accounts for half of total agricultural production in Piedmont. Piedmont is one of the great winegrowing regions in Italy. More than half of its of vineyards are registered with DOC designations. It produces prestigious wines as Barolo and Barbaresco from the Langhe near Alba, and the Moscato d'Asti and sparkling Asti from the vineyards around Asti. The city of Asti is about east of Turin in the plain of the Tanaro River and is one of the most important centres of Montferrat, one of the best known Italian wine districts in the world, declared officially on 22 June 2014 a UNESCO World Heritage site. Indigenous grape varieties include Nebbiolo, Barbera, Dolcetto, Freisa, Grignolino and Brachetto. Tourism Tourism in Piedmont employs 75,534 people and involves 17,367 companies operating in the hospitality and catering sector, with 1,473 hotels and other tourist accommodation. The sector generates a turnover of €2,671 million, 3.3% of the €80,196 million total estimated spending on tourism in Italy. The region is popular with both foreign visitors and those from other parts of Italy. In 2002 there were 2,651,068 total arrivals, 1,124,696 (42%) of whom were foreign. The traditional leading areas for tourism in Piedmont are the Lake District ("Piedmont's riviera"), which accounts for 32.84% of total overnight stays, and the metropolitan area of Turin, which accounts for 26.51%. In 2006, Turin hosted the XX Olympic Winter Games and in 2007 it hosted the XXIII