Definition: French Institute of Vine and Wine

The French Institute of Vine and Wine, created in 2007 from the merger of two national technical institutes in the wine industry, ENTAV and ITV France, was established. The interministerial decree specifies that its mission is to conduct general studies for the entire sector in the fields of plant selection, viticulture, winemaking and product marketing. On 5 April 2007, the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries established the institute's board of directors in Paris, whose members were appointed by ministerial decree, on the recommendation of national professional organisations in the sector and production basin committees. The board of directors elected Bernard Nadal as chairman and appointed Jean-Pierre Van Ruyskensvelde as director general. It also elected three vice-chairmen, who are chairmen of the departmental councils responsible for steering scientific and technical programmes: Bernard Artigues (APCA) for the "vine selection and propagation" department, Jean-François Roussillon (AGPV), for the "Vines and Terroirs" department, and Philippe Coulon (wine merchant), for the "Wine, Food Safety and Business" department.

The headquarters of the French Institute of Vine and Wine is located at the Domaine de l'Espiguette in Le Grau-du-Roi. Information is available on the following websites: