The Assemblée des Régions Européennes Viticoles (Association of European Wine Regions), with its headquarters in Bordeaux, emerged in 1994 from the predecessor organisation CERV (European Conference of Wine Regions), which was founded in 1988. It lobbies the European Union on behalf of its members and acts as a forum for discussions on policy and marketing related to wine and related activities. The industry representatives are united in the CEPV (European Wine Trade Council), where documents to be approved by the plenary are drafted. There are around 50 European member regions from the wine-producing countries of Germany, Italy, Northern Macedonia, Austria, Portugal, Switzerland, Slovenia, Spain, the Czech Republic and Hungary.
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