Speaking at the wine fair Intervitis (Stuttgart) on the 24th of March, the German Chancellor – Angela Merkel – gave a long speech in which she expressed her strong commitment and support to the wine industry. On that occasion, she stressed the fact that the German government would back planting rights. EFOW welcomes the position...

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On the 25th of March, during the Brussels plenary session, MEPs have voted Mr. Scottà’s report regarding the reform of the quality policy. They sent a strong signal to the European Commission by adopting an amendment that calls for the adaptation of the “production potential to market demands”. Following EFOW’s actions, MEPs have positioned themselves...

Origin wines launch a European federation The greatest wines with an appellation of origin united in a European family to defend their specificities Brussels (24/03/2010) – European origin wines are the backbone of the European viticulture. They represent an exceptional legacy at the service of quality and diversity and contribute greatly to the economic and...

No labelling of ingredients and calories for alcohol Labelling ingredients in wine is extremely complicated since the composition of the product changes from one year to the other: the values of some components vary based on the production area, of the climatic conditions, the variety of grapes and their phytosanitary situation, as well as of...

I. Management of the production potential: the organisations in charge of the GI should manage the production in order to safeguard and promote the products of quality In its Communication, the European Commission highlights that the PDO and PGI products insist to have the tools to control their sector, which really allows the rise of...

Brussels, 28th May 2009. Having read today’s communication on the quality policy, producers of wines with an appellation of origin from France, Italy, Spain and Portugal regret that the European Commission did not make concrete proposals that would have helped to consolidate the geographical indications (GIs) system in the EU. Brussels, 28th May 2009. Having...

Brussels, 26 May 2009 – Rosé wine producers from Spain, France, Italy and Switzerland held a joint press conference in Brussels on 27 May, across the road from the European Commission. Unanimously, they communicated their total opposition to the Commission’s proposal to lift the current ban on blending white and red wines to produce rosés...