Websites make a significant entry in the OIV Awards due to the quality of the publications awarded.
Four Publishing Houses received the Jury’s Acknowledgement for OIV 2020 Awards for their thorough editorial work dedicated to Vine and Wine.
Many people from all over the world followed this well-known world wine event led by the President of the Jury Awards, Azélina Jaboulet-Vercherre and by the Scientific Secretary Richard Pfister appointed in 2019.
The Director General of the OIV, Pau Roca, confirmed the role of the OIV Awards which were created in December 1930: to encourage the spread of up-to-date knowledge on vine and wine to the scientific and technical world, as well as to a wider public, and to reward the passion and commitment of authors and publishing houses working in the vitivinicultural sector. He also highlighted the constant adaptation of this competition to publications and the evolution of communication media.
The President of the OIV Regina Vanderlinde thanked the countries, more than fifty in total, producers and non-producers represented at the OIV Awards for the past 90 years via the their authors’ work. She also invited countries that have not yet participated to enter into the history of the OIV Awards...
Registrations for the 2021 Edition of the OIV Awards are open until 28th February 2021. Find more information and the registration form to download here.
White wine with maceration was introduced into the special wines category in 2020. In consideration of the ancient Georgian method of winemaking in traditional Qvevris, inscribed on the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2013, the OIV General Assembly adopted a definition applicable to wines made in Qvevris through Resolution OIV-ECO 647-2020.
Interview with the Georgian Minister for Agriculture
Discussions on white wines with maceration had been started within the OIV at Georgia’s initiative in 2017. Wines produced according to the ancestral Georgian process in earthenware jars, with prolonged contact with the grape skins and stems, are somewhat of a calling card for this country. This production method imparts particular taste characteristics and a sometimes orange-amber colour to wines. The introduction into the OIV International Code of Oenological Practices as a specific category of special wine – alongside ice wines, liqueur wines and other special wines – is a major milestone for Georgia with respect to the recognition of the historical, technical and cultural value of its vitiviniculture.
- The recognition Georgia’s vine-growing history and culture has achieved is no coincidence, but the outcome of a centralised policy of research and promotion. The results of this international recognition are by no means insignificant:
- in 2013, the ancient Georgian method of winemaking in traditional Qvevris was inscribed on the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity,
- in 2017, a research article published in the prestigious PNAS (Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America) reported on a study of biomarkers that indicated the presence of vines in the South Caucasus and Georgian territory at the start of the Neolithic period (6000-5800 BC),
- in 2017, the Guinness Book of Records recognised traces of wine on items excavated from archaeological sites in Gadachrili Gora and Shulaveris Gora as the oldest wine in the world (6000-5800 BC).
The definition of a new product category will promote awareness of wines made in Qvevris among professionals and consumers, so that they may be judged and appreciated taking into account their production method and particular taste characteristics. It will mean that the tannic taste and orange-amber colour can be better explained to consumers and professionals. A distinct, separate category in wine competitions will also be possible.
White wines with maceration are not only produced in Georgia. Other countries, such as France, Italy and Slovakia, also offer orange wines. This new addition to the OIV International Code of Oenological Practices is indeed an international definition.
In an effort to keep up with the pace of the digitalisation process that is currently affecting all sectors of the economy, including the international public sector, the OIV has selected in 2020 an IT consultant to collaborate on the design and planning of a comprehensive and detailed strategy for the digital transformation of the organisation.
The final output of the consultancy consisted of a three-year roadmap that will help the OIV in setting up solid basis for its future and becoming a leader in its field. To do so, the OIV needs to augment and optimise its capacity and efficiency in terms of both internal/external communication with its stakeholders and data/information management. At the same time, the image of the OIV as reference body in the sector should be reinforced and the capacity to effectively serve its Member States should be improved.
At the core of this plan, there is an IT that is user centric, connected, able to simplify and rationalise internal processes, and based on secured foundations. The project encompasses, in an organic and structural plan, different areas of intervention.
It is in this context, the General Direction of the OIV has decided to launch a call for tenders to identify and select one or more IT partners that will implement the three-year digital transformation plan.
The OIV expects to receive tenders that are complete and which meet the organisational, functional and technical requirements as described in this document, so to select the most suitable candidates after careful assessment.
Deadline: 25th January 2021
The 1st January 2021 marked the return of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to the International Organisation of Vine and Wine, making it the 48th Member Country integrated by the Organisation.
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was an active member of the former OIV from 1973 to 2004, and, as signatory of the Agreement of 3rd April 2001, finalised recently the necessary steps to ratify this Agreement and join the new OIV.
UK is one of the largest wine markets in the world. In 2019, ranking 10th in the world, UK recorded about 13 mhl of wine consumption, of which wine imports comprised a share of more than 95%.
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- You would like to submit a book, a Website, an interactive digital Tool to the OIV Awards?
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- In order to send required hard paper copies, TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE CURRENT LONGER SHIPPING TIMES: hard paper books must be delivered by 02/28/2021.
Please contact the Secretariat at jurydesprix@oiv.int who will indicate you the days and times for the receipt of the parcels at the OIV headquarters.
- Promotional and commercial journals, magazines, Websites, interactive digital Tools, selective and sales wine guides are not accepted.
Websites should not contain any lobbying or advertorials.
- A 2nd publication in the same language or in another language may compete if the initial publication has never been submitted to the OIV Awards, with a recent updating edition.
- The books or Websites or interactive digital Tools submitted must have been published within a maximum of two years preceding their registration to the OIV Awards.
- For any further information, please do not hesitate to contact jurydesprix@oiv.int