WINE Intergroup

Wine Intergroup for Nature and Economy

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The Committee of the Regions Wine Intergroup for Nature and Economy  – CoR WINE Intergroup – 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. The Intergroup is chaired by Burgenland – the Piedmont region acts as vice-chair.

In addition to the Austrian regions of Burgenland, Vienna and Lower Austria, the most important wine-growing regions in

  • Spain (Andalusia, Basque Country, Castilla-La Mancha, Galicia, La Rioja, Murcia, Valencia),
  • Italy (Aosta Valley, Friuli Venezia Giulia, Lombardy, Piedmont, Tuscany, Veneto as well as the provinces Barletta-Andria-Trani and Viterbo),
  • Poland (Mozovia, Podkarpackie),
  • Romania (Bistrița-Năsăud County, Constanța County),
  • Czech Republic (South Moravian region),
  • Germany (Rhineland-Palatinate, Saxony),
  • Luxembourg (municipality Bettembourg)
  • Slovakia (Bratislava region) and
  • Slovenia (city Ptuj)

are among the members.

Would your region like to become a member?
If you are a CoR member or alternate and would like to become a member of the WINE Intergroup, please complete the membership form and send it to post.adr(at)bgld.gv.at

Purpose and objectives of the interregional group

The aim of the WINE Intergroup 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.)
  • possible cooperation with the Intergroup on Wine, Quality Foodstuffs and Spirits in the European Parliament
  • preparation of a CoR opinion on the wine industry and wine culture
  • possible initiation of a voluntary commitment by wine-growing regions through a ‘declaration’ 
  • achieving a definition 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.)

Activities

20250702_WINE-Intergroup_2meeting

On 2 July 2025, the second meeting of the WINE Intergroup took place in Brussels, chaired by  Robert Hergovich. In March, the European Commission had presented a wine package. This proposal is now being discussed by the European Parliament, the Council of the EU and the Committee of the Regions (CoR). 
During the meeting, both the CoR rapporteur, Mr Roberto Ciambetti (representing the Veneto region), and the rapporteur in the European Parliament, Mrs Esther Herranz García, co-chair of the Intergroup on Wine, Quality Foodstuffs and Spirits in the European Parliament, reported on the current status. 
The presentation was followed by a number of statements from the members of the WINE Intergroup. Also present at the meeting was the Secretary-General of the CoR, Mr Petr Blížkoský.

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Roberto Ciambetti (Veneto/Italy) - member of the WINE Intergroup - submits amendments to the Commission's proposal at the CoR plenary session on 2 July; Robert Hergovich speaks in plenary. - bvz.at

MAI 2025

The Commission's proposal was discussed at the CoR NAT Commission meeting in Venice. WINE Intergroup member Roberto Ciambetti (Veneto) will draft an opinion on the wine package as rapporteur for the CoR. In Venice, Robert Hergovich as well as representatives of the regions of Castilla-La Mancha and La Rioja were actively involved in the discussion. - Kronen Zeitung
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 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 WINE Intergroup  - burgenland.orf.at

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

Contact

Secretariat of the WINE Intergroup 

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