Viticultural institutions

Institutions, associations, societies, committees, authorities, research institutes, schools and universities that perform advisory, research, organisational, controlling, certifying, publishing or educational tasks in connection with viticulture. Many of them are internationally active; the most important are (in brackets the purpose or the main tasks of the institution, in each case to the right the country of the head office):

AAWE to AWRI

• AAWE (American Association of Wine Economists) - USA
• Agroscope Changins-Wädenswil (Viticulture Institute) - Switzerland
• American Wine Society (consumer wine organisation) - USA
• Anivin de France (trade organisation) - France
• AREV (Assemblée des Régions Européennes Viticoles) - France
• Association de la Sommellerie Internationale - France
• AWRI (Australian Wine Research Institute) - Australia

BATF to CSIRO

• BATF (Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives) - USA
• Bio Austria (umbrella organisation of organic wine associations) - Austria
• Biodiversity & Wine Initiative - see under Sustainable Wine South Africa
• BKI (Federal Winery Inspectorate) - Austria
• BÖLW (umbrella organisation of organic farming associations) - Germany
• Brock University (Chair of Enology) - Canada
• BIVB - Bureau Interprofessionnel des Vins de Bourgogne - France
• Changins (Viticultural Institute) - Switzerland
• Charles Sturt University (Institute of Viticulture and Enology) - Australia
• Cité du Vin (Wine Museum and Theme Park) - France
• CIVC (Champagne Winegrowers' Interest Group) - France
• Conegliano (Viticultural Institute) - Italy
• Cornell University (viticultural research) - USA
• CPVO (International Plant Variety Protection Office) - France
• CSIRO (scientific and industrial research) - Australia

German Wine Academy to Free Winegrowers South Tyrol

• German Wine Academy (training, research, information) - Germany
• DLG (German Agricultural Society) - Germany
• Domaine de Vassal (grape variety collection) - France
• DWF (German Wine Fund) - Germany
• DWI (German Wine Institute) - Germany
• DWV (German Winegrowers' Association) - Germany
• ECOCERT (international organisation for organic certification) - Switzerland
• ECOVIN - Germany's and also the world's largest organic winegrowing association
• EVENA (Research Institute of Viticulture and Enology) - Spain
• FAO (Food and Agriculture Organisation) - Italy
• FIJEV (Fed. Intern. des Journ. et Ecrivains des Vins et Spiritueux) - France
• Foundation Plant Services (Plant Material Breeding) - California
• Freiburg (Viticulture Institute) - Germany
• Free Winegrowers South Tyrol - South Tyrol/Italy

Geilweilerhof to IGGP

• Geilweilerhof (Viticulture Institute) - Germany
• Geisenheim (Viticulture Institute) - Germany
• Generation Riesling (Young Winegrowers Association) - Germany
• Society for the History of Wine - Germany
• Great Wine Capitals Global Network - (winegrowing cities association) - international
• ICEA (International Organisation for Organic Certification) - Italy
• IFV (Institut Français de la Vigne et du Vin) - France
• IGGP (grapevine research with focus on genome) - international

INAO to KWV

• INAO (Institut National des Appellations d'Origine) - France
• INRA (Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique) - France
• INRAE (Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement) - France
• International Wine Institute (professional school for sommeliers) - Germany
• International Wine Investment Fund - Australia
• ISVV (Institut des Sciences de la Vigne et du Vin) - France
• IVDP (Instituto dos Vinhos do Douro e Porto) - Portugal
• IWCA (International Wineries for Climate Action) - international
• Julius Kühn-Institut (Research Institute for Cultivated Plants) - Germany
• Klosterneuburger Weinbauinstitut - Austria
• KWV (Kooperatiewe Wijnbowers Vereniging van Zuid Afrika) - South Africa

LFS bis ÖWM

• Agricultural and Forestry Colleges (LFS) - Austria
• Lincoln University (viticultural studies) - New Zealand
• Magarach (viticultural institute) - Ukraine
• Masters of Wine (training institute) - England
• Merbein (viticultural institute) - Australia
• Montpellier (University) - France
• MUNDUSvini (International Wine Academy) - Germany
• myclimate - international
• OIV (Organisation Internationale de la Vigne et du Vin) - France
• ONIVINS (Office National Interprofessionnel des Vins) - France
• ÖWM (Wine Marketing) - Austria

PFV to UPOV

• PFV (Primum Familiae Vini) - international
• San Michele all'Adige (Viticultural Institute) - Italy
• SGS (international organisation for organic certification) - Switzerland
• SWC (marketing organisation) - Switzerland
• Silberberg (Viticultural Institute) - Austria
• Slow Food (association for enjoyable, conscious, regional food) - Italy
• Sustainable Wine South Africa (wine-growing umbrella organisation)
• Terra Vitis (certification for winegrowers and grape growers) - France
• Traditionsweingüter Österreich - Austria
• TTB (Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau) - USA
• UGCB (Union des Grands Crus de Bordeaux) - France
• Unione Italiana Vini (UIV) - France
• University of California at Davis (viticultural research) - California
• UPOV (Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants) - France

VDP to WSET

• VDP (Association of German Prädikat Wine Estates) - Germany
• Virginia Tech (viticultural research) - USA
• Wädenswil (viticultural institute) - Switzerland
• Weinakademie Österreich (training institute) - Austria
• Weincampus Neustadt - Germany
• wein.plus (Internet platform on wine) - Germany
• wein.plus solutions (organisation and management of wine events) - Germany
• Weinsberg (viticultural institute) - Germany
• WIETA (Org. for Social Improvement in the Wine Industry) - South Africa
• Wine and Spirit Board (national quality control body) - South Africa
• Worldwide Sommelier Association - Italy
• WoSA (Wines of South Africa) - see under Sustainable Wine South Africa
• Wine Society (association of exclusive wine connoisseurs) - England
• WSET (Training Institute) - England

See also under largest wine companies in the world, wine guides and wine events.