WWTG Home Page

Welcome to the official website for the World Wine Trade Group (WWTG) Industry Section.

The WWTG is an informal grouping of industry representatives from wine producing countries. We are a bi-lingual organization; communication and information is available in English and Spanish. (Click here for WWTG Translation Services)

Founded in 1998, the group aims to share information, collaborates on a variety of international issues and endeavors to create an environment for the free trade in wine.

Meetings are attended by both the Government and Industry sectors. The joint participation of government and industry representatives at meetings is designed to ensure a free exchange of information between sectors and a better understanding of issues being discussed.

The Group is an informal one with a rotating Chair. The country due to hold the next meeting assumes the Chair at the conclusion of the previous meeting. The Secretariat, in conjunction with the Chair, operates as the distribution point for all information within the group and organizes the forthcoming meeting.

In a short period of time the World Wine Trade Group has proven to be an important force in influencing the regulation of the international wine trade. Beginning with a shared vision and a commitment to open international trade, participating countries have begun to reshape the regulatory environment in which the international wine business operates.

In the future the group and its activities will evolve and develop. The future will, however, always be founded on the mutual interests that brought participating countries together in Zurich in 1998. Those mutual interests in sharing information and promoting debate on international wine trade issues, combined with a commitment to developing that trade based on WTO-consistent rules and regulation, should ensure development of a more open and competitive wine markets to the benefit of consumers, producers, exporters, and importers.

To view full texts of WWTG Agreements click on U.S. government section's website.


		Welcome to the official website for the World Wine Trade Group (WWTG) Industry Section. The WWTG is an informal grouping of industry representatives from wine producing countries. We are a bi-lingual organization; communication and information is available in English and Spanish. (Click here for WWTG Translation Services) Founded in 1998, the group aims to share information, collaborates on a variety of international issues and endeavors to create an environment for the free trade in wine. Meetings are attended by both the Government and Industry sectors. The joint participation of government and industry representatives at meetings is designed to ensure a free exchange of information between sectors and a better understanding of issues being discussed. The Group is an informal one with a rotating Chair. The country due to hold the next meeting assumes the Chair at the conclusion of the previous meeting. The Secretariat, in conjunction with the Chair, operates as the distribution point for all information within the group and organizes the forthcoming meeting. In a short period of time the World Wine Trade Group has proven to be an important force in influencing the regulation of the international wine trade. Beginning with a shared vision and a commitment to open international trade, participating countries have begun to reshape the regulatory environment in which the international wine business operates. In the future the group and its activities will evolve and develop. The future will, however, always be founded on the mutual interests that brought participating countries together in Zurich in 1998. Those mutual interests in sharing information and promoting debate on international wine trade issues, combined with a commitment to developing that trade based on WTO-consistent rules and regulation, should ensure development of a more open and competitive wine markets to the benefit of consumers, producers, exporters, and importers. To view full texts of WWTG Agreements click on U.S. government section's website.		Slideshow