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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),
• Luxembourg (municipality Bettembourg) and
• Slovakia (Bratislava region)

are among the members.Would your region like to become a member?
Please complete the membership form and send it to post.adr(at)bgld.gv.at

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.)

JULY 2025
Roberto Ciambetti (Veneto, Italy) - 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 WINE Intergroup  - burgenland.orf.at

Foundation of the new WINE Intergroup - 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