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Bernard Farges is since Thursday 14 January the new President of EFOW (www.efow.eu), the European Federation of Origin Wines. He succeeds Riccardo Ricci Curbastro, after two successful mandates. Let’s recall that EFOW has been at the forefront of two major battles for the future of our appellations: maintaining a regulatory instrument for vine plantings and...
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 recognised appeal for business. This edition will have enabled many visitors to discover the new...
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 GI wines (more specifically 2.1 million hectares for PDOs and 0.4 million hectares for PGIs)...
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 3 million direct jobs in Europe, mostly in rural areas. Geographical Indication (GI) wines represent:...
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 new year: an increasingly complicated European context. 6 texts instead of 1. This is what...
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 on the subject? I am convinced that this “Lisbonisation” process has to take place. However...
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...
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 and continues to dismantle the specific regulations that apply to the sector. The European Commission...
Bernard Farges is since Thursday 14 January the new President of EFOW (www.efow.eu), the European Federation of Origin Wines. He succeeds Riccardo Ricci Curbastro, after two successful mandates. Let’s recall that EFOW has been at the forefront of two major battles for the future of our appellations: maintaining a regulatory instrument for vine plantings and...
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Brussels, 4 December 2018 EFOW, the European Federation of Origin Wines, organised with the sponsorship of MEPs Paolo De Castro and Herbert Dorfmann a seminar at the European Parliament on the opportunities and challenges facing GI wines in the digital age. In the presence of many professionals, officials and MEPs, the debate highlighted the obstacles that...
Brussels, 22 May 2018 The use of copper compounds as a phytosanitary substance is currently being re-evaluated at the EU level. Sometime in June, the European Commission will make a proposal on the renewal or the prohibition of its homologation for the next 7 years; this proposal will be submitted to the vote of the...
Brussels, 12th March 2018 | The European associations representing the alcoholic beverage’ sector have presented today to European Health Commissioner Andriukaitis their proposal for a self-regulation to give consumers clear information about the ingredients and nutritional content of alcoholic drinks. The wine sector has worked collectively and constructively to address this challenge, and commits, through...
22 November 2017, Brussels. At the first congress of the European Federation of Origin Wines, EFOW (www.efow.eu) held in Brussels today, participants reflected on the performance of the European wine sector and in particular of Geographical Indication (GI) wines over the last decade. The well-timed debate aimed at contributing to the evaluation of the CAP...