What do you think of the 19th edition of VinExpo? Vinexpo is a fair with specificities which makes it unmissable. It may be less business oriented than other wine fairs, but its ambience on and off site gives it a
EU vineyards: 3.2 million hectares of which 78% are GI wines
On 4 April Eurostat published an article stating that in the EU in 2015 there were “2.4 million holdings cultivating 3.2 million hectares of vineyards”. The document underlines the fact that 2.5 million hectares of vineyards were dedicated to producing
The European wine sector and Brexit
The European wine sector in figures: In terms of value, the EU wine sector exports € 10 billion within the EU, € 9.8 billion outside the EU and contributes € 7.2 billion to the EU trade balance. The sector generates
In 2017 EFOW will defend the specificity of the wine sector
Maintaining the specificity of the wine sector, preparing the CAP post-2020, protecting GIs at the international level… In 2017, the European federation of origin wines (EFOW) will be on the forefront to defend wine appellations. With a particularity for this
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The United States and Wine appellations of origin
Interview Herbert Dorfmann, President of the “Wine, Spirits and Quality Foodstuffs” Intergroup of the European Parliament
The European Commission has begun work to align EU wine regulations with the Lisbon Treaty. Professionals are complaining about the method and fear specific rules that apply to the sector will be called into question. What is the European Parliament’s position
EFOW’s President interview – GAMBERO ROSSO
English translation by EFOW’s Secretariat of the original version of Mr Bernard Farges interview published in Italian on Gambero Rosso on 18 February 2016.
Proposals from the European Commission for a ‘simplification’ of the wine legislation: EFOW denounces a hidden reform of the sector
The European Federation of Origin Wines, denounces the so-called simplification of the wine legislation by the Commission. EFOW members believe that through delegated and implementing acts the Commission is seeking to undermine the delicate balances of the last wine reform