RESOLUTION OIV-OENO 582-2017

USE OF SELECTIVE VEGETAL FIBRES IN WINE

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY,

IN VIEW OF Article 2, paragraph 2 b) ii of the Agreement of 3 April 2001 establishing the International Organisation of Vine and Wine,

CONSIDERING the work of the “Technology” Expert Group,

CONSIDERING the technology is based on certain purified vegetal fibres that adsorb phytosanitary products and other unwanted contaminants such as mycotoxins without impacting the other characteristics of wine such as colour and taste,

CONSIDERING Resolution VITI-OENO 1/2005, which specifies sound vitivinicultural practices in order to minimise levels of ochratoxin A in vine-based products,

CONSIDERING Resolution CST 1/2008, which specifies guidelines for implementing the concept of sustainable development applied to vitiviniculture at an environmental level, and more specifically point 6.6 of this Resolution on phytosanitary protection,

DECIDES, following the proposal of Commission II “Oenology”, to add, to part II, chapter 3 ‘Wines’ of the OIV International Code of Oenological Practices, the file ‘Use of selective vegetal fibres’.

USE OF SELECTIVE VEGETAL FIBRES

Definition:

Use of a selective adsorbent composed of vegetal fibres, during wine filtration.

Objectives:

a)                      To reduce the ochratoxin A levels in wines;

b)                      to reduce the number and levels of phytosanitary products detected in wines.

Prescriptions:

a)                      Selective vegetal fibres are incorporated as processing aids, either during filtration with continuous deposition, or as a constituent of a filter sheet;

b)                      the recommended dosage is determined according to the filtration technique used, without exceeding 1.5 kg/m2 of the filter sheet surface area;

c)                       selective vegetal fibres are used on wines in compliance with regulatory requirements, particularly the permitted residue limits for phytosanitary products;

d)                      selective vegetal fibres must comply with the prescriptions of the International Oenological Codex.

Recommendation of OIV:

Accepted.