27 Feb 2017
Presided by Professor Rosa María Lamuela-Raventós and Professor Ramon Estruch from the University of Barcelona, the meeting was a great success, with over 200 participants including, scientists, health professionals, journalists, and some winery representatives who attended the various conference sessions. The sessions were very dynamic and of the highest quality, which was evident by the high participation during the question periods as well as the many requests for the transcript of the sessions afterwards.Numerous technical communications presented by well-known scientists coming from Europe, USA and South Africa have summarised the different effects of wine consumption on health. If moderate wine consumption is known to provide some beneficial effects several issues remain to be solved.On this occasion, Jean-Claude Ruf, scientific coordinator of the OIV, highlighted the main issues and the role of the OIV in this context.The next Wine and Health Meeting (probably in 2019) will be organized by Prof. Andrew Waterhouse in California (USA).To Consult:Closing remarks from Professor Rosa María Lamuela-Raventós
26 Feb 2017
During this meeting, Professor Bozukov expressed his delight to be hosting the 40th Congress of the International Organisation of Vine and Wine in Sofia on 29 May to 2 June 2017, and emphasised the excellent collaboration that exists between his country and the OIV.Jean-Marie Aurand thanked the Bulgarian Minister for organising the Congress. This event – set to bring together hundreds of experts and leaders in the global vitivinicultural sector – is to be hosted by a Member State where vitiviniculture is inseparable from the country's history and culture, and has seen a thorough revival.The Director General also praised the quality of the collaboration between the teams on both sides working to make this Congress a success.
22 Feb 2017
On Thursday 16 February 2017, the technical conference ENOMAQ 2017 took place at the Feria de Zaragoza exhibition centre (Spain). This conference was coordinated by La Semana Vitivinícola, and its main theme was wine and sustainability. The OIV attended the event, represented by its Vice-President Vicente Sotés, with the involvement of the head of the Viticulture Unit, Mario de la Fuente.Mario de la Fuente, on left in photo The conference, chaired by Feria de Zaragoza director Rogelio Cuairán and La Semana Vitivinícola director Salvador Manjón, benefited from the involvement of researchers from a variety of universities and research centres, as well as the Federación Española del Vino (Spanish Wine Federation) which was represented by its Deputy Secretary General, Susana García. Technicians, producers, wineries and wine industry professionals, students and others also participated in the event, which gathered around 150 participants.The presentations were organised into three thematic groups: Viticulture, Oenology and Wine Marketing. A total of seven talks were given, dealing with integrated and sustainable vineyard management, the use of new varieties resistant to fungal diseases (including a case study from a winery), key elements and new technologies for sustainability in wineries, the price of sustainable wines and certifications for different types of wine. These talks contributed substantially to the technological transfer of these advancements to the vitivinicultural sector and, in particular, to the understanding of the concept of sustainability and its potential practical application within vitivinicultural enterprises.Sustainable vitiviniculture is a priority for the OIV, as evidenced by the promotion of sustainable viticulture within one of its five strategic axes for the 2015-2019 Strategic Plan. Understanding ‘sustainability’ to include everything surrounding it, since 1997 the OIV has been working on a variety of resolutions: in integrated production (VITI 1/1999; CST 2004); in the conservation of diversity (VITI 01/2002); in organic production (ECO 460/2012) and, of course, in sustainable production, with the resolution on the development of sustainable vitiviniculture (CST 2004); the guidelines for sustainable vitiviniculture (CST 2008) and the specific guidelines for sustainable viticulture adapted to table grapes and raisins (VITI 422/2011).When dealing with sustainability in the wine sector, it is essential to bear in mind that it must be carried out on the basis of four fundamental pillars: environmental, social (safety and food hygiene), cultural and economic. Recently, at its General Assembly in Bento Gonçalves (Brazil, November 2016), the OIV adopted the “OIV General Principles of Sustainable Vitiviniculture - Environmental - Social - Economic and Cultural Aspects”, in the form of its resolution CST 518/2016, which allows us to distinguish between the general principles of sustainability and the production methods that fully or partially incorporate these principles.
Sustainable initiatives require planning, monitoring and assessment of knowledge. It is a constantly-evolving process and, as such, it requires continuous evaluation and improvement.This is why in 2015, as part of its work plan, the OIV decided to restructure its working groups, creating the multi-disciplinary horizontal group “Sustainable Development and Climate Change (ENVIRO)”.As a result, various sustainability-related initiatives are now underway as part of the work of this Expert Group, such as:
- CSR: corporate social responsibility (ISO 26000), adaptation to vitiviniculture (draft resolution CST 13-530),
- protocols and recommendations on GHG calculation,
- recommendations for sustainable water management (draft resolution VITI-TECVIT 16-569) and on the methodology to be applied when calculating water footprints,
- good practices or reasonable pesticide use in viticulture (draft resolution VITI-PROTEC 16-592),
- functional biodiversity,
- conservation of varieties and selection processes (draft resolution VITI 14-564),
- management of by-products in viticulture,
- resilience and climate change: strategies for adapting the vitivinicultural sector to climate change.
16 Feb 2017
The contest was sponsored by the OIV, and featured nearly five hundred samples of wines and spirits from around fifteen different countries.During his stay, Jean-Marie Aurand met with the Moldovan Minister for Agriculture and the Food Industry, Eduard Grama.The latter expressed his desire to strengthen ties between his country and the OIV, while Moldova has committed to a major modernisation programme for the vitivinicultural sector. The Minister reported on the investments that had been made in vinification equipment, as well as in vineyards, with the aim of improving wine quality; he was also pleased to report the positive results obtained in exports as a result of a highly dynamic promotion strategy for Moldovan wines, led with the involvement of the Office of Wines, as well as the diversification of market outlets.Jean-Marie Aurand met with the Moldovan Minister for Agriculture and the Food Industry, Eduard GramaMoldova produces an average of 1.5 million hectolitres of wine per year, of which 80% is exported.The Director General was pleased with the positive collaboration that exists between the OIV and Moldova, which was demonstrated last year when the Director of the Office of Wines was elected to the presidency of an expert group, and reiterated his commitment to an even more active participation of Moldovan expertise within the Organisation’s scientific bodies.
02 Feb 2017
Details on www.oiv.int « OIV AWARD JURY and OIV AWARDS »For any further information : jurydesprix@oiv.intJournals, advertising and commercial documents are not accepted.An award-winning book or not awarded book will not be presented to the Jury a second time.New submission forms« Form_Inscription_Livre_Book_JdP_2017.pdf »:
- Paper printed books and / or .PDF format / Kindle in the 10 categories.
- Interactive digital format only in the first five categories (1-Viticulture, 2-Œnology, 3-Vitivinicultural Economy and Law, 4-History, Litterature and Fine Arts, 5-Wine and Health).
22 Jan 2017
On this occasion they had a number of meetings with the ministers and representatives of OIV Member Countries present at this event.Kordula Kovac, Monika Christmann, Christian Schmidt and Jean-Marie AurandAdditionally, at the initiative of Ms Kordula Kovac, member of the German Bundestag (national parliament) and also President of the "Wine Group", the OIV President and Director General again met with Mr Edmond Panariti, Albanian Minister for Agriculture. Mr Panariti confirmed having initiated the process designed to lead to the presentation of Albania's candidacy to the OIV.Jean-Marie Aurand, Monika Christmann, Kordula Kovac, Christian Schmidt and Artur Kuko, the Ambassador of Albania in GermanyA meeting with the Japanese Ambassador in Germany, Mr Takeshi Yagi, also made it possible to present the OIV, at a time when wine consumption is developing in Japan and quality vitivinicultural production is progressively being implemented.
05 Dec 2016
'Traceability and authenticity in vitiviniculture, Wine Track 2016'This day was presided over by Iñigo Nagore Ferrer (Minister of Agriculture, Food and Environment for La Rioja), Jean-Pierre Dal Pont (President of the French Society of Chemical Experts; SECF), Julio Rubio García (President of the University of La Rioja) and José Miguel Martínez Zapater (Director of the Institute of Grapevine and Wine Sciences; ICVV). Additionally, researchers from various research centres and universities, as well as representatives from the Ministry for Agriculture, Fishing, Food and Environment (MAGRAMA), the Spanish Wine Federation (FEV), wineries and professionals in the vitivinicultural sector and in traceability, as well as students, were among the 200 or so people who took part. Find out more
29 Nov 2016
Published in paper format on a continuous tri-monthly basis since 1928, the OIV Bulletin is an essential source of information for all actors in the wine field: a century's worth of knowledge and vitivinicultural regulations in the digital age.Dating from 1928 to 2014, more than 1000 issues of the Bulletin will be published, within which nearly 300 000 articles published in the international press will be highlighted. These constitute an exceptional library of statistics, regulations, scientific and technical work, and recommendations – a veritable testament to a century of evolution of vitiviniculture, which has become truly global.Dating from 1928 to 2014, more than 1000 issues of the Bulletin will be publishedDuring the presentation event, which was held in Dijon on 29 November 2016, OIV Assistant to the Director General Yann Juban praised the exemplariness of this partnership that allows the world of vine and wine to have digital access to this entire unique collection of the OIV Bulletin. It is all thanks to the initiative of the University of Bourgogne, the expertise of the Maison des Sciences de l’Homme (Human sciences institute for research, MSH) and the support of various partners, including the AIDV. (Left to right): Jean Vigreux, Laurent Gautier and Yann JubanAs indicated by one of MSH's Assistant Directors Jean Vigreux, the project – developed by this institute for research following its successful tender for the French Digital Scientific Library (Bibliothèque Scientifique Numérique, BSN) – breathes new life into these bulletins. Not only has it produced a digital version of the often-difficult-to-access paper documents, it also provides powerful research tools that make it possible to selectively search millions of pages representing almost a century of vitivinicultural knowledge and regulations. The project not only produced a digital version of the often-difficult-to-access paper documents, it also provides powerful research toolsThanks to the digital tool, doctors, ampelographers, oenologists, legal professionals, economists, historians, geographers, linguists and wine lovers will all find useful resources in this document resource – the first examples of which were presented during this restoration event by Benjamin Bois, President of the OIV "Viticulture" Commission.Benjamin BoisIntegrated into the PANDOR portal of MSH Dijon, this multi-disciplinary resource may both be filtered by thematic indexes relating to the field in question (authors, geographical locations, designations, OIV Congresses, etc.) and searched in plain text mode. This also carries this invaluable corpus into the digital humanities and data mining age, as specified by Professor Laurent Gautier, the scientific director of this project, which comprises over 100 000 digital files equating to a total volume of 5 To of data.This safeguarded heritage is thus available, accessible and usable. Its digitisation meets current demands for knowledge sharing and enhances vine-and-wine knowledge. Very soon the 'paper' collection thus digitised will be supplemented by the latest issues dating from 1999 to 2014.Today the OIV is pursuing its mission to collect, process and ensure the diffusion of the most relevant information and to communicate it by publishing all scientific communications since 2014 from the World congresses of vine and wine via an online digital publishing platform, as well as still producing online reviews of the international press.Consult it online: https://pandor.u-bourgogne.fr/archives-en-ligne/ead.html?id=FRMSH021_00019_b&c=FRMSH021_00019_b_e0000081&qid=
29 Nov 2016
The Director General of the OIV, Jean-Marie Aurand, took part in the official opening of this event, whose programme of technical and scientific conferences was placed under the patronage of the OIV.The trade show brought together 850 exhibitors from 20 different countries and hosted almost 45 000 visitors.A veritable showcase for materials, equipment and services, Vinitech-Sifel places a strong emphasis on innovation – which is important both to improve the competitiveness of companies in the vitivinicultural sector and to address the major issues for the field in terms of environmental protection and consumer expectations.
21 Nov 2016
This professional trade fair brought together more than 225 companies representing over 85% of the global bulk wine trade.Jean-Marie Aurand with José Luis Murcia, Conference CoordinatorDuring the programme of conferences organised as part of this exhibition and placed under the patronage of the OIV, Director General Jean-Marie Aurand gave a presentation on the overall state of the wine market, with a particular focus on the bulk wine trade. This sub-sector is steadily developing, with exports rising from 15 million hectolitres in 2000 to 40 million in 2016 – equating to 38% of the total volume of wine exported in the world. Seven countries account for 85% of bulk wine exports: Spain (35%), Italy (12%), Australia (10%), Chile (10%), South Africa (7%), France (6%) and the United States (5%).