OIV · Organisation Internationale de la Vigne et du Vin
The main global scientific and technical reference for the wine sector. It gathers standards, resolutions, statistics and specialised documentation relevant to regulation, markets and research.
This page was redesigned with a more academic and global criterion: less scattered listing, more institutional architecture. The order follows the governance logic of the sector — international organisations, European framework, national bodies and regional certifying institutions — to support research, comparison and professional navigation.
International level
Global reference
European level
Regulation, market and geographical indications
European Commission · Wine sector
Institutional entry point to the EU wine regime, the common agricultural policy, market measures and the administrative framework applicable to the sector.
Legislação vitivinícola da European Union
Official source for EU wine legislation, including basic acts, delegated regulations, implementing regulations and interpretative guidance.
eAmbrosia · European geographical indications register
Official European Commission database for checking appellations of origin, geographical indications, traditional terms and registered data with practical relevance for labelling, protection and disputes.
EU Wine Market Observatory
Observatório de mercado com dados, painéis e análise de curto prazo sobre produção, consumo, comércio e evolução económica do setor vitivinícola europeu.
Portugal · national level
Regulation and coordination
Instituto da Vinha e do Vinho (IVV)
Central national public authority for the wine sector, bringing together regulatory, coordination, registration, authorisation and technical functions, as well as institutional links with certifying bodies.
Instituto dos Vinhos do Douro e do Porto (IVDP)
Public authority with specific powers in the Douro Demarcated Region and Port Wine, especially in certification, enforcement, market discipline and international protection of the Douro and Port denominations.
ViniPortugal
Portugal’s interprofessional wine organisation, recognised by the Ministry of Agriculture and institutionally relevant in managing and projecting the Wines of Portugal brand.
Wines of Portugal
International promotion platform for Portuguese wine, useful for institutional framing, sector communication and understanding the sector’s external positioning.
IFAP
Body especially relevant for support schemes, applications, payments and investment or restructuring measures affecting wine operators.
DGADR
Body with cross-cutting relevance in agricultural matters, rural development and public instruments connected with the wine sector.
Portugal · regional certification
From broad level to territorial level
IVV · CVRs and other certifying bodies
Official institutional list useful as a complementary verification entry point for certifying bodies in Portugal.
Comissão de Viticultura da Região dos Vinhos Verdes
Certifying and managing body for the Vinho Verde region.
Comissão Vitivinícola Regional do Dão
Certifying body for the Dão region, with control, certification and promotion functions.
Comissão Vitivinícola da Bairrada
Body responsible for control, trade and certification of wine products from Bairrada and the Beira Atlântico GI.
CVR Beira Interior
Body responsible for certification, control and promotion of products under the Beira Interior PDO and Terras da Beira PGI.
Wine Commission of the Lisbon Region
Regional interprofessional body responsible for origin control, genuineness and promotion of wines from the Lisbon region.
Regional Wine Commission of Tejo
Certifying and supervisory body for Tejo PDO and Tejo PGI wines.
Comissão Vitivinícola Regional Alentejana
Reference body for certification and promotion of Alentejo wines.
Wine Commission of Algarve
Regional Algarve body linked to certification, control and promotion of the region’s wine production.
Comissão Vitivinícola Regional da Península de Setúbal
Body responsible for guaranteeing the origin, quality and genuineness of wines from the Setúbal Peninsula.
Comissão Vitivinícola Regional Távora-Varosa
Regional body with certifying and institutional relevance in the Távora-Varosa region.
Comissão Vitivinícola Regional dos Açores
Regional body associated with the protection and defence of appellations of origin and the geographical indication of the Azores.