China to host the 47th World Congress of Vine and Wine

From 12 to 16 October 2026, at the invitation of the Government of the People’s Republic of China, the 47th World Congress of Vine and Wine alongside the 24th General Assembly of the International Organisation of Vine and Wine (OIV) will take place in the city of Yinchuan, Ningxia (PR China).

A Congress marking China’s arrival on the global Vine and Wine scene

China, which joined the OIV in 2024, is the most recent Member of the Organisation and the first new Member of its second century. The country has the 3rd greatest planted vineyard surface in the world. It is also the 11 1th largest consumer and importer of wine, and the 1st table grapes producer in the world (43% of world production). China has developed, over a few decades, a production of high-quality wines expressing a diversity of terroirs.

The International Organisation of Vine and Wine (OIV)

The OIV is a scientific and technical intergovernmental organisation, and the world reference to the vine and wine sector.

The OIV currently has 51 Member States, countries producing and consuming grapes and wine, which account for 90% of the world’s vineyard surface area, 88% of global wine production and 75% of global wine consumption. Twice a year over 500 experts come together to assess, discuss and approve by consensus resolutions on the following:

1/ Viticulture and table grapes
2/ Oenology and methods of analysis
3/ Law and economics of the vine and wine
4/ Consumer health and safety

For a century the OIV has been at the forefront of all global vitivinicultural matters, providing standards, guidance and information for the vine and wine sector.