The AIDV was founded in 1985  by a group of lawyers who were involved in the International Organisation of Vine and Wine (OIV) including its then-current Director General, with the view of establishing an independent organisation that could provide legal advice to the OIV. Over the following years, the AIDV evolved into an international organisation which has the goals of “providing a forum for studies and debates on legal questions affecting the wine community and wine trade throughout the world.

Now, in the 21st century, more than 104 million hectoliters of wines, of the 275 million produced in the world*, cross national borders before being consumed, which represents a world sales turnover of more than 28 billion euros.

*Source OIV 2015

The AIDV benefits from Observer status at the International Organisation of Vine and Wine (OIV) in Paris, and participates in the work of the “Law and Consumer Information” group of experts. The AIDV is also an observer at the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO).