On the celebration of its centenary, the International Organisation of Vine and Wine (OIV) has declared 2024 as the International Year of the Vine and Wine. Within the framework of this declaration, whose motto is "The wine and the vine of tomorrow", various initiatives and activities will be carried out to celebrate the organisation's historical journey. For this reason, the OIV is launching the International Network of Cities of Vine and Wine to recognise the invaluable contribution that the cities linked to the vine have made to the organisation in these 100 years of life.
This initiative seeks to highlight the cities that have organised scientific and cultural events, such as world congresses, symposia and various OIV courses, and to highlight those cities or regions that will be the protagonists of other events and meetings in the future.
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Background
During these 100 years, there have been several milestones that have marked the history of the organisation. One of them was the creation in 1987 of the International Network of Cities of Vine and Wine. More than 100 cities from 21 countries joined together to become centres for meetings and events related to the sector. In this centenary year, the OIV is relaunching this initiative with private and public events of a scientific and cultural nature, under its patronage of the centenary. This new network will include both member cities and non-member cities, which are welcome to participate.
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Which cities joined the network in 2024?
On 29 November 2024, the day on which the signing of the Treaty establishing the OIV was celebrated, President Yvette Van der Merwe listed 9 cities that had joined the international network of vine and wine towns for their exceptional contribution during the OIV's centenary year or for their outstanding involvement in recent years:
Bordeaux, France
Dijon, France
Ensenada, Mexico
Punta del Este, Uruguay
Santiago de Chile, Chile
Verona, Italy
Yantaï, Shandong Province, China
Yinchuan, Ningxia Region, China
Zaragoza, Spain
Some of the cities taking part in the events on 29 November 2024 have shared their experiences in a video.