This publication contains the OIV International Code of Oenological Practices sheets –authorised by Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/934 – describing oenological processes (Table 1 of Annex I to the EU Regulation) and oenological compounds (Table 2 of Annex I).

Drawn up in the 21 languages of the European Union, this publication of the OIV International Code sheets is a highly significant development in terms of the recognition and application of the public international OIV standards for wine production.

The International Code of Oenological Practices is published annually by the OIV. It is a compilation of all OIV resolutions on definitions of vine products, and on the oenological and production practices permitted for each of these products.

Among the OIV Member Countries, 20 are members of the European Union, which has had special observer status of the OIV since 2017.

At a conference held during the event, the OIV President presented an overview of the vitivinicultural sector. She also participated in the award ceremony of this competition that has enjoyed OIV patronage for a number of years.

On this occasion, Regina Vanderlinde had the opportunity to meet with representatives from the Russian authorities. She had discussions with Sergey Levin, the Russian Federation’s Deputy Minister for Agriculture. During their meeting, Sergey Levin confirmed that Russia will complete the necessary steps to formalise its request to introduce Russian as an official language of the OIV. If confirmed, Russian would become the OIV’s sixth official language, along with French, English, Spanish, German and Italian.

Regina Vanderlinde was also invited to visit the Russian Research Institute for Wine, Beer and Soft Drink Industries by Director Lev Oganesyants and Deputy Director Alexandre Panasyuk.

In addition, the OIV President met the new President of the Russian Union of Oenologists and Winemakers, Dmitry Kiselev, who is also Director General of Russia’s state-owned international news agency Rossiya Segodnya.

Regina Vanderlinde welcomes the important discussions that took place at these meetings, during which the Russian authorities expressed a strong desire to invest in the development of the country’s vitivinicultural sector, as well as to significantly increase of Russia’s participation in the work of the OIV.