OIV — International Organisation of Vine and Wine
International technical-scientific reference for vine growing, winemaking, oenological practices, statistics and sector standards.
Wine Map
A structured entry point for institutions, authorities, certification bodies and official sources in the wine sector.
This version keeps the organisation by category — international, European Union, Portugal and regional wine commissions — and adds useful descriptions, official links and legal-research pathways.
International
WIPO — Geographical Indications and Distinctive Signs
A useful entry point for intellectual property, trade marks, geographical indications and related international instruments.
WTO / TRIPS
Relevant international framework for the multilateral protection of intellectual property, including geographical indications.
European Union
European Commission — Wine
Central thematic page for production, market, agricultural policy, sector interventions and the EU wine framework.
European wine legislation
Gateway to the CMO's base legislation, delegated acts, implementing acts and official materials on the wine sector.
Wine Market Observatory
Indicators, sector lists and economic readings useful for tracking trends, production, exports and prices.
EUIPO
Relevant resource whenever wine-related matters intersect with EU trade marks, opposition, invalidity or distinctive-sign conflicts.
Portugal
IVV — Institute of Vine and Wine, I.P.
The sector's central authority, with functions of institutional coordination, monitoring European policy, auditing the certification system and supporting the CNOIV.
IVDP — Institute of the Wines of Douro and Porto, I.P.
A public body with its own powers in the Douro and Porto, including control, regulation, certification and defence of the designations of origin.
ViniPortugal
Recognised interprofessional association managing the collective brand Wines of Portugal / Vinhos de Portugal.
IFAP — Wine and Vine
Entry point for interventions and payments associated with vine growing, including restructuring and conversion.
DGAV
Relevant for propagation material, plant health, controls and administrative procedures linked to viticulture.
INIAV — National Ampelographic Collection
Essential technical resource for grape varieties, varietal identification, genetic preservation and technical evidence.
ADVID
Technical-scientific association dedicated to the development of viticulture in the Douro Demarcated Region.
DRE — Official Gazette (Diário da República)
Official source for the publication of laws, decree-laws, ministerial orders, dispatches and other national acts.
Regional Wine Commissions
This section brings together certification bodies and regional entities useful for the concrete operation of the sector.
CVRVV — Vinho Verde Region
Managing body of the Vinho Verde PDO and the Minho GI, with certification, control, legal protection and promotion functions.
Douro and Porto — IVDP
In the Douro and Porto, the central institutional body is the IVDP, with powers over control, regulation and defence of the respective designations.
Bairrada Wine Commission
Regional interprofessional body with relevant certification, promotion and territorial-coordination functions.
CVR Dão
Regional body with functions of certification, authentication and the granting of seals of guarantee.
CVR Beira Interior
Responsible for the certification, control and promotion of wines under the Beira Interior PDO and the Terras da Beira GI.
CVR Tejo
Focused on the control, certification, inspection and promotion of wines produced in the Tejo region.
CVR Lisboa
For Lisboa, the safest institutional route is through the IVV's official register and the official product specifications for the region's PDOs and GIs.
CVR Setúbal Peninsula
Regional body that controls the origin, certifies the genuineness and promotes the wine products of the Setúbal Peninsula.
CVRA — Alentejo
Public-utility body that certifies, controls, protects and promotes DOC Alentejo and Regional Alentejano wines.
CVRTM — Trás-os-Montes
Regional interprofessional body representing production and trade linked to the Trás-os-Montes PDO and the Transmontano GI.
CVR Algarve
Useful regional entry point for the Algarve PDO and the Algarve PGI, relevant for certification and wine tourism.
Legal pathways
Beyond the entities, this page should also allow entry by legal subject matter.
Wine legislation
CMO, labelling, oenological practices, product categories, PDO and GI.
View pageLabelling and the consumer
Ingredients, QR code, nutritional information, commercial presentation and enforcement.
View pagePDO / PGI and distinctive-sign conflicts
Protected designations, trade marks, protected names and naming conflicts.
View pageInvestment, promotion and execution
Support measures, conversion, promotion, documentary control and contractual framing.
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