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Overview of oenological practices recently approved or under consideration for approval by the OIV
Article number
1418_43
Pages
341 – 352
Language
English
Abstract
The International Wine and Vine Organization (OIV) is an intergovernmental technical and scientific organization aiming to support the vitivinicultural sector by primarily setting internationally harmonised and accepted standards for vitivinicultural products, among which standards of oenological practices are of utmost importance.
As the research continuously provides innovative solutions for an ever more dynamic and challenged wine industry, new oenological practices emerge, which, before being transposed into resolutions and recommended by the OIV, need to be evaluated by the expert groups within the organization.
Thus, until approved by consensus of the OIV member states, the potential new standards (also named resolutions) remain unknown to the public, producers and many researchers.
These standards can be proposed by any member state, only based on strong scientific facts.
Sometimes the research and publications to back up the new procedures are scarce and not convincing enough to reach consensus, thus the process of approval takes time, waiting for new evidence.
Therefore, timely informing the research community of the resolutions considered for approval can stir up the research in those particular areas.
This presentation provides a review of the main resolutions of oenological practices recently approved or under consideration at the OIV and the scientific evidence behind them.
As the research continuously provides innovative solutions for an ever more dynamic and challenged wine industry, new oenological practices emerge, which, before being transposed into resolutions and recommended by the OIV, need to be evaluated by the expert groups within the organization.
Thus, until approved by consensus of the OIV member states, the potential new standards (also named resolutions) remain unknown to the public, producers and many researchers.
These standards can be proposed by any member state, only based on strong scientific facts.
Sometimes the research and publications to back up the new procedures are scarce and not convincing enough to reach consensus, thus the process of approval takes time, waiting for new evidence.
Therefore, timely informing the research community of the resolutions considered for approval can stir up the research in those particular areas.
This presentation provides a review of the main resolutions of oenological practices recently approved or under consideration at the OIV and the scientific evidence behind them.
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Authors
O.A. Antoce
Keywords
OIV, oenological practices
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