The Assembly of European Wine-producing Regions or Assemblée des Régions Européennes Viticoles (AREV) is an organisation of political and trade representatives of wine regions within the European Union (EU) and Eastern Europe. It lobbies the EU on matters affecting its members, and acts as a forum for discussion of policy and marketing.
The European Wine Regions Conference (CERV) was created on 20 June 1988 under Alsatian law. It became the Assembly of European Wine Regions (AREV) in 1994. It is financed by membership subscriptions, and is based in Bordeaux with an office in Strasbourg. The industry representatives are grouped together in the European Wine Trade Council (CEPV), which drafts documents to be approved by the plenary council.
Alentejo, Alsace, Aquitaine, Arad, Aragon, Bacs-Kiskun, Baden-Württemberg, Baranya, Bavaria, Borsod-Abauj-Zemplen, Burgundy, Burgenland, Castilla-La-Mancha, Castilla y Leon, Catalonia, Centre, Champagne-Ardenne, Constanta, Extremadura, Euskadi, Franche-Comté, Friuli-Venezia-Giulia, Galicia, Hesse, Languedoc-Roussillon, La Rioja, Liguria, Lombardia, Macedonia, Madeira, Madrid, Midi-Pyrenees, Murcia, Navarra, Niederösterreich, Norte, Odessa oblast, Pays de Loire, Piedmont, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Rhineland-Palatinate, Rhône-Alpes, Sicily, Slovenia, Steiermark, The Czech Republic, Tolna, Trento, Valais, Valencia, Valle d'Aosta, Veneto.
Jun 20-21 1988- Aquitaine - Bourg s/Gironde – 1st Plenary SessionMay 23, 1989- Baden-Württemberg - Stuttgart – International CouncilNov 05-07 1990 - Baden-Württemberg - Freiburg im Breisgau - Plenary SessionOct 21-23 1991 - Catalonia - Vilafranca del Penedès – Plenary SessionApr 22-23 1992 - Andalucia - Jerez de la Frontera – 1st World AssemblyNov 22-23 1993 - Languedoc-Roussillon - Montpellier - Plenary Session - International Bureau - Steering Committee n° 3Oct 26 1994- Sicily - Marsala - Ist International Council – Regions information meeting (Dyonisos)Feb 23 1995 - La Rioja - Logroño - II International Council - International BureauSep18-19 1995 - Rheinland-Pfalz - Mainz - III International CouncilNov 06-07 1995 - Steiermark - Graz - II Plenary Session - International BureauMay 6, 1996 - Languedoc-Roussillon - Montpellier - IV International Council - International BureauSep 04-08 1996 - Baranya - Pécs - III Plenary Session - International BureauApr 07-08 1997 - Norte - Porto - V International CouncilJun 13-14 1997 - Aquitaine - Bordeaux - IV Plenary Session - International BureauNov 21-22 1997 – Valenciana - Valencia - VI International CouncilMay 13–16, 1998 - Baden-Württemberg - Stuttgart - Extraordinary session - V Plenary Session - International Bureau - VII International CouncilSep 08-11 1998 - Alentejo - Evora - VI Plenary Session - International BureauApr 14-16 1999 - Castilla-La Mancha - Toledo – VII Plenary Session - International Bureau - VIII International CouncilOct 14-16 1999 - Piedmont - Turin - IX International Council - International BureauMay 18–22, 2000 – Central Macedonia - Thessaloniki - VIII Plenary SessionOct 26- 28 2000 – Burgundy – Dijon - X International CouncilMay 20–22, 2001 - La Rioja - Logroño - IX Plenary Session - International Bureau – XI International CouncilSep 08 2001 - Madrid - Madrid - XII International CouncilNov 8-10 2001 - Aosta Valley - Courmayeur – XIII International CouncilMay 16–18, 2002 - Baranya & Tolna - Pécs/Szekszárd - X Plenary Session - International Bureau - XIV International CouncilJan 16-19 2003 - Sicily - Catania - XV International Council - International BureauJun 02-03 2003 - Languedoc-Roussillon - Montpellier - XI Plenary Session - International BureauNov 06-09 2003 - Hessen - Wiesbaden - XVI International CouncilApr 22-24 2004 - Norte - Porto - XII Plenary Session - XVII International CouncilJun 09-11 2005 – Aosta Valley - Aosta - XIII Plenary Session, Extraordinary Plenary session, XVIII International CouncilApr 07- 09 2006 – South Tyrol – Merano - XIV Plenary Session - XIX International CouncilJul 27-28 2006 - Czech Republic - Brno - XX International CouncilApr 20-21 2007– Baden-Württemberg - Stuttgart - XV Plenary Session and XXI International CouncilSept 03-05 2007 - Romania - Alba Iulia - 22nd International CouncilDebates on genetically modified organisms and on the Common Organization of the Market for Wine (COM Wine). AREV is against the COM.