In the current circumstances, accordingly with the Steering Committee, and under the precaution principles applicable in these situations, I regret very much to inform you that, the OIV Spring meetings scheduled from 24 March to 3 April 2020 in Paris, France are cancelled and will be postponed.
Due to the availability of rooms, the tentative agenda will be to have Sub-Commission of Methods of analysis from 3 to 5 of June, and Commission Enology meetings from 6 to 11 of June, in Paris
The other meetings will be held from 15th to 24th of July 2020 also in Paris.
A more detailed agenda will be sent very soon.
After highlighting the intergovernmental, scientific and technical nature of the OIV and its role in facilitating international trade, Chile, one of the Organisation’s 47 Member Countries, has just amended its vitivinicultural regulations to take into account some of the OIV’s recommendations.
On 24 December 2019, the Chilean government promulgated a new Decree No. 9 amending Decree No. 78 of 1986 of the Ministry of Agriculture. The purpose of the original Decree was to enact the regulations of Act No. 18.455, which sets out rules for the production, preparation and commercialisation of ethyl alcohols, alcoholic beverages and vinegars. Some modalities of the application of the Decree are specified in resolution 826/2020 of the Ministry of Agriculture published on January 30, 2020
The new Decree, which entered into force on 1 January 2020, reiterates that some oenological practices, which have been developed and recommended by the OIV, offer significant technological advances for wine production and foster the increased competitiveness of wines in international trade. It refers to the treatment with potassium polyaspartate in wine, treatment with glutathione (musts / wines), and treatment with selective plant fibres to reduce levels of ochratoxin A or phytosanitary products. Resolution 826/2020 introduces strict requirements regarding obligation for companies to keep registers with dates and volumes of the treatments carried out under the responsibility of an oenologist, as well as declaration to the Control department of the Ministry on the amount of water used and the level of reduction which must not lead to less than 23.5 ° Brix the treated must.
This update to Chile's regulations demonstrates the importance of integrating OIV standards into national or supranational regulations, in order to reduce technical barriers to trade.
Decree No. 9’s provisions on water use
Chile’s new Decree modifies some of the previous provisions regarding the use of water in wine production. The addition of water has thus become an authorised practice, under certain conditions, for the reduction of the sugar content in musts with Brix levels over 23.5. This practice is not, however, permitted by the OIV.
The Chilean regulations stipulate that water may also be used during winemaking to solubilise additives and rehydrate fermentation yeasts. The volume of must cannot be increased by more than 2% of the initial volume. In reducing this from 5% to 2%, the use of water for cleaning of pressing equipment has been eliminated with this Decree, since this cleaning procedure is no longer considered a winemaking practice.
However, water may be used during winemaking to dissolve additives and oenological products. The volume after these treatments cannot have been increased by more than 1.5% of the initial volume of wine (the previous limit was 2%).
In view of the disparities among different national regulations with regard to water use, which may lead to trade problems, the OIV has been called upon to find a solution to this issue in the interests of harmonisation.
On April 9th Director-Generals of the Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO), Mr Qu Dongyu, in Rome and of the International Organisation of Vine and Wine (OIV), Mr Pau Roca, in Paris, met online in order to comply with general lock-down rules. During this bilateral meeting, the two intergovernmental organisations discussed ways to facilitate closer cooperation.
This close cooperation has been maintained in a number of areas of complementary activities such as health, trade and statistics.
Indeed, the OIV and the FAO have been working together in the development of appropriate standards for vine and grape products and of limits ( contaminants, residues,..) to protect consumer health and to ensure fair practice in food trade, recognising OIV as an observer in the Codex Alimentarius Commission.
The OIV wishes to deepen the excellent cooperation within FAO on safety and quality. Looking to the future, they discussed how to strengthen collaboration between the different Departments of both organisations.
Data on 82 countries over the period 2002-2018 was examined in this study, designed to analyse sparkling wine production and consumption at both world and country level as well as to study international trade dynamics.
“The global sparkling wine market OIV Focus” is an update of the 2014 focus.
In the last twenty years, the sparkling wine market has expanded at a fast pace in response to high global demand. In 2018 world sparkling wine production reached 20 mhl for the first time, with an overall increase of +57% since 2002.
Consult: “The global sparkling wine market OIV Focus”
The Director General of the OIV invites you to :
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