NEW for 2017:

In addition to entries for works in paper and e-book format, interactive digital tools are accepted in the first 5 categories:

1-Viticulture,
2-Oenology,
3-Vitivinicultural Economy and Law,
4-History, Literature and Fine arts,
5-Wine and Health.

Please note: journals and promotional and commercial documents are not accepted.

A work (whether it has already won the award or not) may not be presented to the Award Jury for a second time.

See details of the entries in the document "OIV Awards and Award Jury".

The Professor dedicated his professional life to oenology.

He served as Director of the Institute of Vine and Wine Sciences (ISVV) in Bordeaux (France). He was also the author of over 200 national and international works, publications and communications of a scientific and technical nature, and co-produced a Traité d'œnologie (Handbook of Enology), published by Dunod – which is a major reference today.

Professor Dubourdieu was considered one of the top experts in winemaking and the maturing of white wines, and he will remain one of the greatest specialists in the science of wine and winemaking in the world.

His passing is a great loss for the global vitivinicultural sector.

The OIV pays tribute to the memory of this great oenologist and would like to extend its deepest sympathies to his family and friends.