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The CoR-WINE Intergroup for Nature and Economy was constituted at the beginning of April 2025 on the initiative of Burgenland (as part of the Committee of the Regions - CoR) and represents the interests of the European wine sector. It is an association of the most important wine regions in Europe, of which Burgenland is the first chair - the Piemont region has taken over the co-chair.

In addition to the Austrian regions of Burgenland, Vienna and Lower Austria, the most important wine-growing regions in
>> Spain (Basque Country, Castilla-La Mancha, Galicia, Murcia, Valencia, La Rioja, Andalusia),
>> Italy (Barletta. Andria-Trani, Fiaul Veneien Giulia, Lombardy, Piedmont, Tuscany, Veneto, Viterbo, Pistoia, Aosta Valley),
>> Poland (Mozovia, Podkarpackie),
>> Romania (Constanta region, Bistrita-Nasaud region),
>> Czech Republic (South Moravian region),
>> Germany (Reinland-Pfalz),
>> Luxembourg (Bettembourg) and
>> Slovakia (Bratislava region)
among the members.

The aim of the intergroup WINE is to ensure the long-term and successful development of viticulture and the wine industry in the wine-growing regions.

This includes
- supportive internal market rules for the wine industry
- appropriate EU environmental regulations (fertilisers, organic, packaging, etc.): How can the objectives of the Green Deal be reconciled with economic growth and competitiveness?
- possible cooperation with the European Parliament's Intergroup: gaining support in the EP, including ‘observer status’
- Preparation of a CoR opinion on the wine industry and wine culture
- Possible initiation of a voluntary commitment by the wine-growing regions through a ‘declaration’: Charter for the future of wine culture in Europe
- Achieve a determination that the ‘substance alcohol’ is not equated with moderate wine consumption (cooperation with science)
- Implementation of lighthouse projects: Cooperation between wine-growing regions (best practice, sustainability, training, etc.)
- CoR-WINE deals with cross-cutting issues that are not covered by the CoR's specialised committees COTER, NAT or ECON alone

JULY 2025
Roberto Ciambetti (Veneto) - member of the Wine Intergroup - will propose amendments to the Commission's proposal at the CoR plenary session on 2 July; Robert Hergovich will also speak during the plenary session.

MAI 2025
The proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulations (EU) No 1308/2013, (EU) 2021/2115 and (EU) No 251/2014 as regards certain market rules and sectoral support measures in the wine sector and for aromatised wine products (16931/EU XXVIII.GP) is currently being discussed within this platform and demands are being addressed to the European Commission. - burgenland.orf.at

APRIL 2025
Protection of European wine regions and the wine sector from unjustified trade disputes - joint declaration of the Intergroup Wine in the CoR - burgenland.orf.at

Foundation of the new Intergroup Wine - burgenland.orf.at 

Secretariat of the Intergroup Wine

Liaison Office of the Province of Burgenland in Brussels
Avenue de la Renaissance 1; B-1000 Brussels
Tel.: +32 2 6484897
post.adr(at)bgld.gv.at