About Us

The OIVE seeks to be the backbone of the Spanish wine sector –a space where industry-wide needs and challenges are addressed. It may be described as “everyone’s house,” fostering dialogue and practical decision-making to support the sector. The organisation’s structure includes the main representative bodies of the wine industry at national level, encompassing both the production and processing/commercialisation branches:

Advisory Committee

The statutes also provide for an Advisory Committee comprising organisations in the wine industry that, while not members of the OIVE, belong to the “broader family” of vine and wine products, such as musts, vinegars, and wine distillates.

The organisations represented on the Advisory Committee include:

• Association of Distillers and Users of Wine Distillates and Spirits (ADUAVI)
• Association of Distillers and Rectifiers of Alcohols and Wine Spirits (ADEVIN)
• Spanish Vinegar Association (AEVIN)
• Business Association of Spanish Grape Juice and Must Producers
• Spanish Wine Market Observatory (OEMV)
• Wine Technology Platform (PTV)
• Foundation for Wine and Nutrition Research (FIVIN)
• Spanish Federation of Winemakers Associations(FEAE)

OIVE – CECRV Joint Committee

In 2017, the Spanish Conference of Regulatory Boards (CECRV) and the OIVE created a Joint Committee to address issues related to Designations of Origin. Any agreements reached by consensus within the Joint Committee are submitted to the OIVE’s governing bodies for ratification, as required.

Now more than ever, our goal is to foster communication and dialogue across the industry, building stable working relationships to pursue our common interests.

The Spanish Wine Interprofessional Organisation (OIVE) is a non-profit institution that brings together entities representing all stages of the Spanish wine value chain, from production to commercialisation.

1. Regulations

The Spanish Wine Interprofessional Organisation (OIVE) operates according to the following regulations, which are directly applicable:

• Organic Law 1/2002, of March 22, 2002, regulating the right of association.
• Law 38/1994, of December 30, 1994, regulating interprofessional agri-food organizations.

The purpose of this section is to comply with the active disclosure obligations set out in Law 19/2013, of 9 December, on Transparency, Access to Public Information and Good Governance. In addition, we wish to make it clear that it is the will of this organisation and the guiding principles of its actions, transparency and good governance in the management of the extension of the rule. These principles are explicitly stated in Article 5 of Order APA/806/2019, of 25 July, which extends the Agreement of the OIVE to the entire sector and establishes the obligatory economic contribution. The agreement facilitates the following activities during the 2019/2020 to 2023/2024 campaigns: Promotion and dissemination of information about the wine sector and its products; economic intelligence and sectoral structuring; research, development, technological innovation, and related studies. In addition to complying with regulatory requirements, this website provides comprehensive information about the organisation’s activities, ensuring a level of transparency that goes beyond what is strictly required by the regulations.

2. Duties

The mission of the OIVE is set out in its statutes, in particular in Article 8. Mission and goals, which is presented below.

The full Statutes are available via this link.

1. OIVE is established to represent and defend the interests of the wine sector, in line with the objectives outlined in article 3 of Law 38/1994, which governs interprofessional agri-food organisations. The entities within the OIVE regard it as a stable framework for collaborative work among all participants, providing a platform for open expression of opinions, as well as a forum for debate for the adoption of binding decisions on the internal regulation of this sub-sector, particularly on key operational aspects. To this end, the OIVE will develop, among others, the following activities:
   • • Ensure the proper functioning of the food chain and encourage good practices in the interactions between its members as participants in the value chain.
     • Carry out actions to improve knowledge, efficiency and transparency of the markets by sharing information and conducting studies of interest to its members.
     • Develop methods and instruments to improve product quality at all stages of production, processing, commercialisation and distribution.
     • Promote research and development programmes to advance innovation in their sectors and integrate new technologies into production processes and sector competitiveness.
     • Help improve the coordination of the different operators involved to facilitate the introduction of new products, particularly by carrying out research and market studies.
     • Conduct campaigns to promote and raise awareness of food production and provide consumers with relevant information about these products.
     • Provide information and carry out the necessary studies and actions to rationalise, improve and align agri-food production with market needs and consumer preferences.
     • Advocate and support organic farming, integrated production and any other environmentally friendly production methods, as well as designations of origin, protected geographical indications and any other form of protection of differentiated quality.
     • Draw up standard agri-food contracts compliant with national and EU competition regulations.
     • Encourage the adoption of measures to regulate supply within the framework of national and EU competition laws.
     • Facilitate the collective negotiation of prices for mandatory contracts under the terms outlined in EU regulations.
     • Develop methods to control and rationalise the use of phytosanitary products and other production factors to guarantee product quality and environmental protection, in particular through product traceability.
     • Carry out initiatives to enhance environmental protection.
     • Encourage efficiency across the various elements of the food chain by implementing actions to improve energy efficiency, reduce environmental impact, manage waste and by-products responsibly, and minimise food losses throughout the chain.
     • Design and implement training programmes for all members of the chain to ensure the competitiveness of farms, businesses and workers, as well as to facilitate the incorporation of qualified young professionals into the chain.
     • Conduct studies on sustainable production methods and the market trends, including objective, transparent, verifiable and tamper-proof price and cost indices. These indicators can serve as references for setting prices freely agreed upon in contracts, always respecting the provisions of relevant EU sectoral regulations.
     • Develop and implement the necessary training to improve the professional qualifications and employability of professionals in the agri-food sectors.
     • Undertake other tasks assigned by EU regulations.
2. Among all the duties outlined above, the main focus of the OIVE will be on developing the following:
   • • Promote the moderate consumption of wine in the domestic market and providing relevant information.
     • Improve knowledge and transparency about production and the market through activities such as publishing aggregated statistical data on production costs, prices (including, where appropriate, price indices), volumes and duration of previously concluded contracts, as well as providing analyses of potential future market developments at regional, national or international levels.
     • Encourage the adoption of measures to control supply in compliance with the provisions of national and EU competition regulations, while considering the existing rules in different sectoral areas.
     • Promote the provision of information and conduct studies and research and development programmes to foster innovation, rationalisation and improvements in production, processing, and marketing. These efforts should aim to create products that are better adapted to market needs and consumer tastes and expectations, particularly in terms of quality and dietary contributions.
     • Draft standard contracts compatible with national and EU regulations for the sale of grapes or processed products, ensuring fair competition and avoiding market distortions.
     • Develop initiative to mutualise potential risks arising from commercial reprisals faced by Spanish operators abroad, enabling a collective response to such situations.

To achieve the purposes and goals outlined above, the OIVE may work with the various private associations and public administrations in all matters within its field of action. In particular, it can act as a partner entity for the delivery and distribution of public funds to beneficiaries of aid and subsidies, provided these are exclusively aimed at achieving the objectives established in Article 3 of Law 38/1994.

3. Organizational Structure

The governing bodies of the Spanish Wine Interprofessional Organisation are the General Assembly and the Board of Directors.

For more information on the organizational structure of the OIVE, click here.

4. Agreements

Agreement between the OIVE and ICEX España Exportación e Inversiones E.P.E. (Spanish Export and Investment Agency) with the general purpose of promoting the internationalisation of the Spanish wine sector and fostering awareness of Spanish Wines in international markets, thereby improving their image among professionals and consumers worldwide.

2021

Resolution of 28 January 2021, of ICEX España Exportación e Inversiones, E.P.E., publishing the Agreement with the Spanish Wine Interprofessional Organisation for the international promotion of Spanish wines.

Resolution of 9 June 2021, of ICEX España Exportación e Inversiones, E.P.E., publishing the Agreement with the Spanish Wine Interprofessional Organisation for the implementation of educational activities about Spanish wine for foreign professionals in strategic markets.

2022

Resolution of 14 October 2022, of ICEX España Exportación e Inversiones, E.P.E., publishing the Agreement with the Spanish Wine Interprofessional Organisation for the implementation of educational activities about Spanish wine for professionals and consumers.

2023

Resolution of 28 July 2023, of ICEX España Exportación e Inversiones, E.P.E., publishing the Agreement with the Spanish Wine Interprofessional Organisation, for the international promotion of Spanish wines.

Resolution of 23 October 2023, of ICEX España Exportación e Inversiones, E.P.E., publishing the Agreement with the Spanish Wine Interprofessional Organisation for the implementation of educational activities about Spanish wine for professionals and consumers in the People’s Republic of China.

5. Subsidies

*Consortium project with 70% participation of OIVE.

6. Financial Information

This section includes relevant financial and budgetary information on the OIVE such as the annual accounts and financial report, duly audited, including the settlement of the annual budgets.

Annual accounts, financial report and auditor’s report 2023

Annual accounts, financial report and auditor’s report 2022

Annual accounts, financial report and auditor’s report 2021

Annual accounts, financial report and auditor’s report 2020

Annual accounts, financial report and auditor’s report 2019

7. Remuneration paid to senior officers and senior managers

Neither the President nor the members of the Board of Directors receive any payments, in accordance with the provisions of the organisation’s statutes.