15 Jul 2016
During a meeting with the Minister in the presence of Christian Jaborek and a number of senior Ministry officials, Jean-Marie Aurand praised the quality of relations between the Austrian authorities and the OIV and was delighted with their significant involvement at all levels. The Minister, emphasising the importance that his country attaches to the Organisation, confirmed his desire to maintain the active presence of his country in the different working structures.The possibility of organising a presentation of Austrian wines at the OIV in 2017 was envisaged. The visit led to a meeting with President Johannes Schmuckenschlager and Managing Director Josef Glatt of the Austrian Winegrowers' Association, as well as with the Managing Director of the Wine Marketing Board, Willi Klinger. The Director General was also hosted at the Federal College and Research Institute by its Director Reinhard Eder, who is also an OIV expert. Founded in 1980, the Institute plays a training role while also carrying out applied research in various vitiviniculture-related fields. Several researchers at the Institute participate in the work of the OIV. Finally, Jean-Marie Aurand visited a number of vineyards.Concentrated in the eastern part of the country, Austrian viticulture comprises nearly 25,000 estates, which produce 2.3 Mhl of wine per year. Austria has a long vitivinicultural tradition: vines have been grown there for thousands of years. Vinification, essentially of white wine (2/3 of production), emphasises traditional vine varieties such as Grüner Veltliner, an emblematic variety. Over recent years, Austrian viticulture has taken a remarkable leap forward thanks to major investment in quality. Winegrowers have used their strong talents to successfully reconcile tradition and modernity, which explains their success.
06 Jul 2016
The 2016 event was a vintage year in terms of the quality of the competing works. 27 countries were represented during registrations: a record since the OIV Awards were created.Furthermore, as an exceptional measure, the OIV Grand Prix award went to both Pierre Galet as well as Jancis Robinson for their contribution to the dissemination of knowledge of the wine sector and in acknowledgement of their internationally recognised work.
The 2016 OIV Grand PrixTo Pierre Galet for all of his work and the book representing his career as an author:Dictionnaire encyclopédique des cépages et de leurs synonymesAuthor: Pierre GaletPublisher: Libre & SolidaireCountry: FranceLanguage: French1200 pagesFormat: 21 x 24 cmTo Jancis Robinson for all of her work and the book representing her career as an author:The Oxford Companion to WineAuthor: Jancis Robinson assisted by Julia HardingPublisher: Oxford University PressCountry: United KingdomLanguage: English908 pagesFormat: 27.6 x 21.9 cm
The 2016 OIV AwardsCategory 1: ViticultureVitigni Italiani. Loro caratterizzazione e valorizzazione - Italian wine grape varieties. Their viticultural characterizationAuthors and coordinators of the group of 50 authors:Luigi Bavaresco and Massimo GardimanPublisher: Gianni Sartori EditoreCountry: ItalyLanguages: Italian and English231 pagesFormat: 21 x 30 cmCategory 2: OenologyQuímica Enológica - métodos analíticos. Avanços recentes no controlo da qualidade dos vinhos e de outros produtos vitivinícolasScientific Director of the group of 31 authors: António Sérgio Curvelo-Garcia Scientific Co-Director of the group of 31 authors: Paulo BarrosPublisher: Agrobook – editorial team: AGROTEC / Antonio Sergio Curvelo-Garcia and Paulo BarrosCountry: PortugalLanguage: Portuguese823 pagesFormat: 24 x 19 cm&Technologie des WeinesAuthor: Jochen HamatschekPublisher: Verlag Eugen UlmerCountry: GermanyLanguage: German478 pagesFormat: 17 x 23.5 cmCategory 3: Economy and LawAppellation Napa Valley: Building and Protecting an American TreasureAuthor: Richard MendelsonPublisher: Val de Grace Books & Film, INC.Country: United StatesLanguage: English261 pagesFormat: 30.5 x 22.9 cmCategory 3: Lawはじめてのワイン法 (Hajimete-no-wain-ho)Author: Kensuké EbiharaPublisher: Kohyusha. co., Ltd.Country: JapanLanguage: Japanese + PDF368 pagesFormat: 12.7 x 18.8 cmCategory 4: LiteratureLe vin snobAuthor: Jacques OrhonPublisher: Les Editions de l'HOMMECountry: CanadaLanguage: French264 pagesFormat: 15 x 23 cmCategory 4: HistoryLe pinard des Poilus. Une histoire du vin en France durant la grande Guerre (1914-1918)Author: Christophe LucandPublisher: EUD - Editions Universitaires de DijonCountry: FranceLanguage: French170 pagesFormat: 15 x 23 cmCategory 6: Discovering and Presenting WinesAtlas de la vigne et du vin - Un nouveau défi de la mondialisationCoordinator of the group of authors: François Legouy and Sylvaine BoulangerPublisher: Armand ColinCountry: FranceLanguage: French176 pagesFormat: 21 X 29.7 cmCategory 7: Wines and TerritoriesVins insolites - Unusual wines - Vinos insolitos - Vini insolitiAuthor: Pierrick BourgaultPublisher: Editions JonGlezCountry: FranceLanguage: Published in French, Italian, Spanish and English256 pagesFormat: 17.5 x 28.4 cm&The Wines of India - A Concise GuideAuthor: Peter Csizmadia-HonighPublisher: The Press Publishing LtdCountry: IndiaLanguage: English452 pagesFormat: 18.9 x 24.6 cmCategory 9: Monographs VINOGRADARSKI ATLASAuthors: Dragoslav Ivanišević, Darko Jakšić and Nada KoraćPublisher: Statistical Office of the Republic of SerbiaCountry: SerbiaLanguage: Serbian413 pagesFormat: 21 X 29.5 cmCategory 10: Symposia proceedingsDroit du vin et santé publique - Wine law and public healthDirector of the group of authors: Théodore GeorgopoulosPublisher: Les Éditions Mare & MartinCountry: FranceLanguage: French and English277 pagesFormat: 21 x 15 cm
The 2016 OIV Special MentionsCategory 1: ViticultureTraité de la vigneCoordinator of the group of eight authors: Alain CarbonneauPublisher: Editions DunodCountry: FranceLanguage: French592 pagesFormat: 17 x 24 cmCategory 2: OenologyBrettanomyces et phénols volatils - Outils pratiques pour prévenir et limiter les altérations dans les vinsAuthor: Vincent RenoufPublisher: LavoisierCountry: FranceLanguage: French264 pagesFormat: 15 x 24 cmCategory 3: Economy Successful social media and ecommerce strategies in the wine industryAuthors: Gergely Szolnoki, Liz Thach and Dani KolbPublisher: Palgrave MacmillanCountry: United StatesLanguage: English146 pagesFormat: 14 x 22 cm&Entreprendre dans le vinAuthor: Martin CubertafondPublisher: Editions EyrollesCountry: FranceLanguage: French290 pagesFormat: 17 x 24 cmCategory 4: HistoryLa vid y el vino en España. Edades antigua y mediaAuthor: Juan Piqueras HabaPublisher: PUV (Publicacions Universitat Valencia)Country: SpainLanguage: Spanish466 pagesFormat: 17 x 24 cmCategory 6: Discovering and Presenting WinesWine behind the label - 9th editionAuthors: David Moore and Neville BlechPublisher: Wine Behind The LabelCountry: United KingdomLanguage: English936 pagesFormat: 28 x 21.6 cm&La fée de la vigneAuthor of the texts: Christian FellmannWatercolour Illustrator: Marianne Schneeberger-BaehlerPublisher: Association Aquarelle à la carteCountry: SwitzerlandLanguage: French50 pagesFormat: 25 x 21 cmCategory 7: Wines and TerritoriesSkalické búdy - príbehy o vinohradníkoch a víneAuthor: Pavol DinkaPublisher: Vydavateľstvo Spolku slovenských spisovateľov BratislavaCountry: SlovakiaLanguage: Slovak567 pagesFormat: 31 x 28 cm&Hungarian Wine: a Tasting Trip to the New Old WorldAuthor: Robert SmythPublisher: BlueguidesCountry: HungaryLanguage: English351 pagesFormat: 14.8 x 21 cmCategory 8: Wines and GastronomyBožská Réva - Kniha plná vínaAuthor: Barbara MyšičkováPublisher: DivinemenuCountry: Czech RepublicLanguage: Czech370 pagesFormat: 23 x 23 cmCategory 9: Monographs Oltenia mica Românie viticolăAuthors: Aurel Popa, Nicolae Giugea and Traian Cătălin GenoiuPublisher: AIUSCountry: RomaniaLanguage: Romanian343 pagesFormat: 24.5 x 17.5 cmCategory 9: Monographs and Specialised StudiesLes outils de la vigne et du vin - Voyage à travers l'histoire du vin et de ses métiersAuthor: Stéphane BernoudPublisher: DunodCountry: FranceLanguage: French252 pagesFormat: 24 x 32 cmCategory 10: EncyclopaediasManuel de sommellerie professionnelleAuthors: Pascal Patron, Kathleen McNeil and Jean-Luc JaultPublisher: Institut de tourisme et d'hôtellerie du QuébecCountry: CanadaLanguage: French754 pagesFormat: 21.2 X 27.5 cm
04 Jul 2016
Before 123 Member States of the Codex Alimentarius, and within the framework of relations between the Codex Alimentarius Commission and other international organisations, Monika Christmann emphasised that the OIV was participating in several Codex projects under way and that it was actively involved, particularly in discussions concerning the provisions relative to food additives that appear in the General Standard for Food Additives (GSFA). She insisted on the need to ensure consistency between the GSFA provisions on food additives used for grape wines and OIV recommendations. Furthermore, she declared that the OIV was looking to collaborate closely with the Codex, as well as with the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA), in order to avoid the duplication of work and the establishment of divergent international standards – given that a number of references to Codex standards have already been included in OIV documents. Monika Christmann also signalled that the OIV was continuing its active collaboration with the FAO for the purposes of developing global statistics on the vitivinicultural sector.The OIV President concluded that it was necessary to pursue cooperation and coordination with regard to activities of common interest to the OIV and the Codex. Download the document concerning the OIV communication [FR] [EN]
01 Jul 2016
Placed under the patronage of the OIV, this event was put on within the framework of the Organization of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC), of which Russia assumed the chairmanship in 2016.It gathered together around 150 actors in the vitivinicultural sector and wine producers – with distributors, oenologists and sommeliers from 10 or so countries.During a conference organised on the theme of prospects for cooperation (both technical and economic) in the vitivinicultural sector all around the Black Sea region, the Director General of the OIV, Jean-Marie Aurand, gave a presentation of the major trends in vitiviniculture on a global scale – with a particular focus on the main developments in consumption and its recent evolutions.The third Black Sea Winemaking ForumA presentation of wines organised as part of the forum brought together around 60 companies.
22 Jun 2016
This culminates an important process in developing food standards for food additives that began about three years ago.FSSAI has also finalized a list of food additives with respect to alcoholic beverages in alignment with International Organization for Vine and Wine (OIV) Standards. With this FSSAI has achieved a major landmark in setting of the standards for various foods in the country.Jean-Marie Aurand, the OIV Director General, who met last March in Delhi the chairman of FSSAI, Mr Ashish Bahuguna expressed his satisfaction to see that India, who joined the OIV in 2011, will be in line with the international standards established by the OIV. He also mentioned that he is convinced that the fruitful exchanges he had with different national Authorities and professional in India allowed this alignment and will allow a better understanding and involvement of India in OIV activities.
02 Jun 2016
Over 100 exhibitors from 10 different countries presented more than 200 brands of vitivinicultural materials and equipment over 3 days in the heart of China's top wine region.The Director General of the OIV participated in the opening in the presence of local authorities and Ms Valérie Lobry, the Director General of COMEXPOSIUM.Sitevinitech China 2016During his speech, he highlighted the role of this exhibition and the technical conferences held on this occasion in the dissemination of information on technological innovation and developments in the vitivinicultural sector. Jean-Marie Aurand also recalled the historic relationship between the OIV and the Yantai-Penglai Region.The Yantai Region constitutes the cradle of Chinese vitivinicultural production. It was indeed in Yantai that the company Changyu founded modern Chinese viticulture in 1892. The company is now one of the two major leaders in the sector, alongside COFCO.With nearly 3.5 million hl of wine per year, the Yantai Region accounts for more than a third of Chinese production. It comprises 156 vitivinicultural companies, 35 of which are among the biggest in China.In 1987, Yantai was recognised as an "International City of Vine and Wine" by the OIV and the municipality has observer status within the Organisation.During a meeting with the Director of the Yantai Wine Bureau, Mr Jia Yu Zhang, the Director General of the OIV expressed his desire for the region's experts to be able to participate in the work of the OIV. He also stressed the importance of closer cooperation between the People's Republic of China and the OIV in future.In addition, Jean-Marie Aurand took part in the 21st Gourmand Awards on 28 May in Yantai, at the invitation of its President Edouard Cointreau. This event aims to promote gastronomy and wine through various works and televised programmes.The 21st Gourmand AwardsFinally, the visit to several domains confirmed the dynamism of this region, which continues to plant vineyards and build wineries.
01 Jun 2016
Out of 28 officially selected films and a total of 15 hours of screening, the 2016 Oenovideo Grand Prix was awarded to the Canadian film "Au pif" from Pimiento inc., produced by Bachir Bensaddek y Orlando Arriagada. This is a documentary on the world of sommellerie seen through the eyes of the Québécoise sommelier Véronique Rivest. President of the Grand Jury, Philippe Muyl, during the announcement of the Oenovideo Grand PrixIn total, including the selections of the Grand Jury, the public and the partner judges, 14 films received awards. Consult the 2016 list of award winners. Under the theme "Le printemps des vignes : le retour de la vie !" ("Springtime for vines: coming back to life!"), the 11th Terroir d'Images exhibition was held at the same time. Out of over 1500 works by amateur photographers and professionals from 12 competing countries, 110 photographs were officially selected.The official award ceremony will take place on Wednesday 14 September 2016 at the Palais du Luxembourg in Paris. At this time, the best photographers of the Terroirs d'images exhibition will also be recognised and presented with awards.A première in HéraultNestled between sea and scrubland at the edge of the Thau lake, Frontignan was the first town in Hérault to host Oenovideo, an itinerant festival since its beginnings. It was also an opportunity to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the Muscat de Frontignan appellation. Between each screening, attendees were able to awaken their senses in the land of Muscat and engage in discussions with regional wine producers and film directors.
31 May 2016
This initiative, respected by many international judges, has allowed for the discovery of an important wine region and the contribution to the promotion of the image and culture of Romanian wines.Jean-Claude Ruf, the official OIV delegate at this competition that was placed under the patronage of the Organisation, praised the rapid development of the event, which brought together almost 1500 wines this year – 30% more than the last one. A total of 36 countries were represented. This contest thus sees its success confirmed year after year.
19 May 2016
Ms Taneva affirmed the strong support of the Bulgarian government and its Ministry in the organisation of the Congress. The event will showcase the revival of Bulgarian vitiviniculture, which has seen a significant transformation in recent years.The OIV Director General underlined the unanimous agreement of the OIV Member States to taking Bulgaria up on its invitation, 50 years after the last OIV General Assembly held in Sofia in 1966. Together with Ms Vesselina Evdokimova, Attaché for Agriculture and Food at the Embassy of Bulgaria in Paris, and with Mr Krasimir Koev, Director of the Executive Agency for Vine and Wine, Jean-Marie Aurand participated in working meetings to initiate the first logistical steps and visit the locations that will host the experts and delegates who will be taking part in the 40th OIV Congress. The Director General praised the strong direct involvement of the Agency and its collaborators, and expressed his conviction that all of the conditions necessary to make this annual summit of the global vitivinicultural sector a success would be met.
17 May 2016
Jean-Marie Aurand took part in the ninth Cyprus Wine Competition as President of the tasting jury. This competition, placed under the patronage of the OIV, was very well organised and brought together 132 greatly diverse, good-quality wines.During a meeting with Minister for Agriculture Mr Nicolaos Kouyalis, the Director General emphasised the good collaboration that already exists with the teams of the Department of Agriculture and more specifically the Cypriot Viticulture and Oenology Section. He also expressed the desire for even stronger involvement of the experts in the work of the Organisation. The Minister responded favourably to this proposal, insisting on the interest of an active presence at the OIV for Cyprus.A decision was made to hold a presentation of Cypriot wines at the OIV headquarters in the near future.The cultivation of vines in Cyprus – which dates back over 6000 years – is part of the country's history.The country enjoys a number of advantages that will enable it to develop its vitivinicultural sector and add value to its wines, including promising local varieties (Xynisteri, Maratheftiko, etc.), a growing domestic market driven by tourism and an absence of Phylloxera.Wine production is currently fluctuating at around 10,000 hl per year for an area under vines of approximately 7000 ha.