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10 Май 2021

The pandemic halted important activities such as direct contact with Member countries at their working environment. The evolution of the sanitary conditions brings new signs of optimism, allowing the return of physical meetings, even if under strict conditions. The official visit of the Director General of the OIV, Pau Roca, to Portugal last week is proof of this. It represents the kick-off for future visits to different countries, aiming to strengthen the important contact with its 48 Member Countries.Portugal: a founding member of the OIV since 1924 During the two days spent in Portugal, Pau Roca participated in several activities with different representatives of the sector. On 5 May, accompanied by the President of the Instituto da Vinha e do Vinho (IVV), Bernardo Gouvêa, the OIV Director was received by the Portuguese Minister for Agriculture, Maria do Céu Antunes. A meeting where the strong cooperation and dynamism of the country with the OIV were highlighted.Meeting with the Portuguese Minister for Agriculture, Maria do Céu Antunes© Ministério da Agricultura de PortugalThe following day, ACIBEV: Associação de Vinhos e Espirituosas de Portugal (Association of Wines and Spirits of Portugal), organised a hybrid conference in which the Director General spoke about the State of the Vitivinicultural World in 2020. A presentation followed by session of questions & answers with the participation of personalities from the Portuguese wine sector. In the conference opening speech, ACIBEV’s President Jorge Monteiro welcomed the OIV Director, thanking him for his presence and contribution to the sector. Considerations shared by Bernardo Gouvêa, who showed his high appreciation of the work developed by the OIV and its close relation with Portugal, when closing the conference. To top the agenda, on the same day Pau Roca had the opportunity to visit the Experimental Centre for the Conservation of the Variability of Autochthonous Grapevines, managed by the Portuguese Association for Grapevine Diversity (PORVID*) under a partnership protocol signed with the Portuguese Ministry of Agriculture.Portuguese research reflected in OIV resolutions This centre, managed by PORVID, is a pioneer infrastructure dedicated to the integral conservation of grapevine varieties’ diversity (intravarietal diversity) aiming to add value, adaptability and sustainability to vitiviniculture. Ten years after its foundation, over 30 000 genotypes are already conserved with the final aim being to secure 50 000 of all 250 varieties native of Portugal.This living genetic bank materialises innovation from knowledge through the provision of polyclonal selections for both grape growers and winemakers, a novel methodology created in Portugal and, since 2019, recognised by the OIV through a resolution unanimously adopted by all its Member Countries. This recognition made the methodology globally accessible, opening the path for global conservation of the original diversity of ancient grapevine varieties in vineyards across the world. See resolution OIV-VITI 564B-2019A result of the work developed by the centre could be appreciated at the end of the visit with a tasting of wines experimentally made from little known Portuguese varieties. The tasting was guided by António Graça, OIV’s ENVIRO’s expert group Secretary who represents Sogrape at PORVID. Sercialinho, Tinta Francisca or Touriga Fêmea were among the tasted wines, varieties that according to Graça “could be extinct nowadays if this conservation work had not been started 40 years ago”.Pau Roca thanked the visit and the presentation of the project, stating that "in this type of approach for the conservation of biodiversity and understanding of nature lies the future of world vitiviniculture". The OIV Director General concluded by congratulating those responsible for the results already visible and for involving the OIV in its worldwide dissemination.Sercialinho, Tinta Francisca or Touriga Fêmea were among the tasted wines, varieties that according to Graça “could be extinct nowadays if this conservation work had not been started 40 years ago”.*About PorvidPORVID is a non-profit association created in 2009 with the objective of conserving and adding value from the genetic diversity and wild populations of grapevines. In 2010, the Portuguese Ministry of Agriculture signed a protocol with PORVID for the creation of the Experimental Centre for the Conservation of Variability of Autochthonous Grapevines, placing it under its management for a period of 50 years. Integrated by a municipality, public institutes, universities, technical associations, private companies and independent entrepreneurs, PORVID surveys and collects extinction-threatened grapevines from old vineyards, giving priority for those marked for plucking-off and conserves them in collections of each variety’s diversity that eventually become objects of study. The knowledge generated by these studies becomes the basis for polyclonal selections allowing growers to plant vineyards that synergize economic efficiency with resilience and sustainability. Having published a relevant corpus of scientific papers, PORVID also supports diversity conservation efforts beyond Portuguese borders.

19 апр 2021

Speaking from the OIV’s headquarters in Paris, by web conference, Director General Pau Roca presented on 20 April, information on wine production, consumption and international trade in 2020. Read Press ReleaseOIV State of the vitivinicultural world in 2020 reportPPT PresentationWatch the replay

07 апр 2021

To attend this press conference, journalists are kindly asked to send register with their name and professional contact details here.Date: Tuesday 20 April 2021Time: 3pm CETLocation: Zoom, YouTube live streamingLanguage: EN, FR, ES

05 апр 2021

General purpose and how will the course be organisedThe main objective is both to train professionals and experts in the field of “Ampelography and Genetic Resources”, and to create a pole and experts network who can exchange continuously around this important topic for the vitivinicultural sector. To achieve this, the courses are designed in collaboration with international actors and the OIV relied on the knowledge and experience of important technical, research and training centres from France and Spain:

• France - Montpellier, in cooperation with IFV (Institut Français de la Vigne et du Vin), INRAE (l’Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement ) and the Institut Agro Montpellier SupAgro -, with its extensive experience in this area, was initially scheduled to run the course in July 2021. Given the international health context and in order to provide better conditions for the participants, this important worldwide ampelography centre has decided to postpone the course due to force majeure to July 2022.
• Spain - Madrid. For its first edition1 the OIV International Course in Ampelography should take place at the beginning of September 2021 with the Vine Varieties Collection of "El Encín", Alcalá de Henares (Madrid), belonging to IMIDRA (Instituto Madrileño de Investigación y Desarrollo Rural, Agrario y Alimentario). It is an important centre of reference in the Community of Madrid and Spain where the agri-food and agro-environmental research projects are carried out.

In the following years the OIV wishes to expand this pole and experts network and carry out the course in other countries in Europe, and subsequently in the Southern Hemisphere. In this sense the 5th training day is dedicated to the next country hosting the International Ampelography Course and to the evaluation of the acquired knowledge. To guarantee a harmonisation and training quality in the courses run in the different countries, an evaluation of the acquired knowledge will be carried out and the OIV will deliver a course certificate to attest attendee participation.__________________1 The 2021 edition will depend on the health context due to COVID. More information to come in May.The OIV relied on the knowledge and experience of important technical, research and training centres from France and SpainWho can apply?Vitivinicultural sector professionals, researchers: a diploma in agronomy sciences or equivalent experience in this area is required.The OIV course in ampelography brings comprehensive knowledge in the science of grapevine varieties to all professionals of the vitivinicultural sector. Initially the courses are intended for professionals working in the fields of viticulture, genetic resources, plant material of the vine or in the field of research. The following years will be open to other professionals in the sector: participants wishing to update their knowledge in ampelography and / or knowledge of the vine and its varieties, experts in the vitivinicultural sector to enhance their activity through knowledge of grapevine varieties and who wish to share additional information with the general public eager to know more and more about the vine, its varieties and the products they consume.The following years will be open to other actors in the sector: any experts wishing to update their knowledge in ampelography, a field which is undergoing major changes; professionals in vitivinicultural tourism.Why enrol in this course?The present-day vitivinicultural sector is facing increasing environmental and social awareness and good management of the genetic resources of vine now clearly the only viable way to meet these challenges. Our sector is fully aware of these challenges which are at the heart of the OIV's Strategic Plan 2020-2024.Other concerns have arisen such as the revaluation of old, native grape varieties, adaptation of foreign grapevine varieties or the consideration of new varieties (for example those resistant to biotic and abiotic stress).Course overview:

• Language: Spanish / English / French

• 15 participants in order to respect social distancing

• 5-day course

• Practical, leading-edge knowledge

• Highly-qualified teachers from various countries

• The assurance of an international network of experts in the field

• Yearly registration (each country edition will require its own registration procedure)

• An OIV course certificate in ampelography

More information on fees and the registration procedure will be available soon.For further details, please send an email to: oivampelography@oiv.int

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23 мар 2021

33 years after its first edition, the prestigious OIV International Ampelography Course is coming back. As the scientific and technical reference in the world of vine and wine, this OIV course in ampelography allows participants to acquire in-depth knowledge in the recognition and understanding of grapevine varieties, helping them to be better prepared for future challenges in the vitivinicultural sector (latest trends in genetic resources, climate change and environment societal expectations, etc...).Historical backgroundThe OIV's International Course in Ampelography is part of a whole historical background dating back to 1938 when "ampelography" was first cited by the OIV. Nearly 10 years later, in 1949, an ampelography commission was created in order to lead the work relating to the creation of an international ampelographic register.In the 1990s, considering the importance of identifying varieties in the international vitivinicultural sector and the need to disseminate more widely technical and scientific work in the field of ampelography, the OIV launched a first cycle of courses in ampelography: in 1988 in Italy (ISV Conegliano), in 1990 in France (ENSA Montpellier) and in 1992 in Germany (BZWG-IR Geilweilerhof). Today, the OIV is relaunching this initiative anew with a cycle of international courses in ampelography. This course with practical, leading-edge knowledge will be facilitated by specialists from different countries.General purpose and how will the course be organisedThe main objective is both to train professionals and experts in the field of “Ampelography and Genetic Resources”, and to create a pole and experts network who can exchange continuously around this important topic for the vitivinicultural sector. To achieve this, the courses are designed in collaboration with international actors and the OIV relied on the knowledge and experience of important technical, research and training centres from France - Montpellier, in cooperation with IFV (Institut Français de la Vigne et du Vin), INRAE (l’Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement) and the Institut Agro - Montpellier SupAgro - and Spain - the Vine Varieties Collection of "El Encín", Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, belonging to IMIDRA (Instituto Madrileño de Investigación y Desarrollo Rural, Agrario y Alimentario). Illustration: Mauzac blanc © Viala et VermorelWhy the OIV aims to promote and disseminate ampelography: A major discipline of current interestAs the scientific and technical reference in the world of vine and wine, the OIV's role is to participate actively in the promotion of this fundamental discipline since knowledge of wine comes from understanding the vine. In reaffirming the scientific and technical nature of ampelography the OIV is emphasizing the fact that this discipline embraces both tradition and innovation. In this rapidly changing world, it is the role of OIV and its experts to contribute to developing and supporting ampelography and vine resources as an important field for the sustainability of the sector.More information on fees and the registration procedure will be available soon.For further details, please send an email to: oivampelography@oiv.int

10 фев 2021

This unique global compendium, first database of grape varieties across the world, was established by Kym Anderson and Signe Nelgen and published by “University of Adelaide Press” in December 2013.The reader will find answers to many questions relating to grape varieties: from the most cultivated to the less known, local, modest or forgotten, and will find at the same time a lot of information including on the changing trends in consumer behavior The Honorary President of the OIV Peter Hayes wrote about the book awarded in 2014 (OIV Award in the Viticulture category), that in addition to the density of data the publication can offer: “This volume captures the longer-term and recent evolution of the varietal mix and balance within the global wine sector.Its systematic treatment and correlation of varieties to a consistent identity/nomenclature together with the introductory analysis and commentary provides an excellent basis from which to review the diverse, comprehensive coverage of planted areas by country, region and variety.It will no doubt be of considerable value to researchers, students and those planning future investment in the vineyard base for the sector.”No doubt remains today as to the value of these enriched and updated statistical data. The reader will find answers to many questions relating to grape varieties: from the most cultivated to the less known, local, modest or forgotten, and will find at the same time a lot of information including on the changing trends in consumer behavior.Free online access hereAuthor: Kym AndersonAuthor: Signe Nelgen

07 фев 2021

Objective: Support to the Director-General of the OIV in his political and communication functionsKey assignments

• Cabinet coordination, composed of the DG secretary and communication unit, which is composed by a press executive and a project manager.
• Agenda and programming. Public and private activities. Meetings. Official trips, work trips, field trips, tours, interviews, etc. Coordination with the DG partner's activities agenda, coordination of DG representatives or delegated spokespersons.
• Proposals for the Communication Strategy. Execution. He/She directs relations with the press, broadcast of communications and audiovisual material, newsletters, etc. oversees the management of the image of the OIV and protocol in sponsorships, acts, travel and public appearances of the DG or of the person representing him by delegation.

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27 янв 2021

This regulatory amendment had been notified to the SPS Committee of the WTO at the end of 2020.In particular, it concerns ammonium hydrogen sulfite, chitin-glucan, dipotassium DL-tartrate and polyvinylimidazole-polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVI-PVP) copolymer. The ministerial order also stipulates the corresponding specifications for these four additives.Used to improve the clarification and stability of wines, these additives – along with their monographs – have already been approved by the OIV for several years. With this new decision, Japan acknowledges the OIV’s scientific and technical work in oenological practices and specifications of oenological products.The decision by the Japanese government is yet another example of the importance of the OIV’s work in the international harmonisation of existing practices and standards. This work is crucial to improving the conditions under which vitivinicultural products are produced and marketed, and for taking consumers’ interests into consideration. With this new decision, Japan acknowledges the OIV’s scientific and technical work in oenological practices and specifications of oenological productsSources

• MHLW Amendment _202001015 (in Japanese)

• Revision of Standards and Criteria for Food and Food Additives (in Japanese)

• Ministerial Order No.3 (in Japanese)

• List of additives permitted in Japan

• Specifications of ammonium hydrogen sulfite, chitin-glucan, dipotassium DL-tartrate and polyvinylimidazole-polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVI-PVP) copolymer

20 янв 2021

Today, it can be said that the solid foundations of harmonisation provided by the work of the OIV have enabled the sector to ensure a safe BREXIT.Let us take a detailed look at how the OIV standards are recognised in the new agreement. From the outset, Article 2 of Appendix 5-TBT "Wine Trade" refers to oenological practices recommended and published by the OIV as the only relevant international standards. The methods of analysis developed and published by the OIV are recognised in Article 3 of the same Appendix as reference methods for determining the analytical composition of wines in control operations. The strength of the multilateral acquis and the confidence in the rules of the OIV have certainly helped to ensure unfettered trade. Wines will not need a VI-1 certificate like wines from other non-European countries. A self-report certificate will be allowed. The OIV also welcomes the absence of tariffs on wines.It is now necessary to go further in simplifying administrative procedures and to speed up the implementation of electronic exchanges of administrative documents. The OIV hopes that the UK will actively participate in the discussion on e-certificate initiated at the OIV at Brazil's request. In the context of BREXIT and all the changes it entails or will involve for the international wine trade, the involvement of as many countries as possible in multilateral discussions seems to be paramount for the sector. The strength of the multilateral acquis and the confidence in the rules of the OIV have certainly helped to ensure unfettered tradeThe United Kingdom joined the OIV on 1st of January 2021 and became the 48th member of the Organisation. This membership greatly broadens the representativeness of the Organisation: OIV members now produce 85% of the world's wine and have a 70% share (up 5%) global consumption.Related newsThe OIV welcomes the UK!

19 янв 2021

Job descriptionAssist the secretary of the scientific and technical division in the following functions:1.traditional secretarial tasks (mail, filing, archiving, uploading documents) and preparing documents and publications in official languages (layout, data shaping, inclusion of tables and graphs)2.preparation for OIV meetings, which involves a variety of administrative tasks3.updating the contact details of experts and delegates4.Following of translations of documents.He/she may be involved, depending on his or her skills, in other tasksDead line for candidates : 20 February 2021All information here