November 29, 2024 marked 100 years since the signing of the OIV founding treaty.

On its 100th anniversary, the OIV presented a retrospective analysis of global vine and wine trends over its century and revealed the first 2024 estimates on wine production.

The 29 November 2024 marks the 100th anniversary of the OIV founding treaty signature.

On this special date, John Barker, the Organisation's director general, presented the very preliminary results of an exceptional study overviewing the Vine and Wine Sector over the past century. This analysis covers data collected from 79 wine-producing countries *. 

Additionally, Barker introduced the new OIV strategic plan, which will be accessible on our website in early 2025.

Giorgio Delgrosso, OIV head of the Statistics department presented also the first estimates on wine production in 2024.

In 2024, world wine production is expected to decline further from the low volume of last year. Climatic challenges across both hemispheres are once again major contributors to the reduced global production volume.

• Globally, 2024 appears to be a re-run of 2023 with a range of weather events affecting wine production volumes around the globe, exacerbated by economic and market circumstances.
• There have been relative changes in production between countries compared to the previous year, but the net result is a total production 2% lower than in 2023.
• Low production volume in the European Union is expected.
• France has recorded the most significant decrease in production compared to the previous year, largely due to challenging weather conditions across the country.
• Italy recovered slightly from 2023’s very low volume, to become the largest world producer once again.
• Generally, volumes across Europe were below average, with only Portugal and Hungary recording
  average or above-average harvest volumes.
• First forecasts from the USA indicate an average production volume for 2024, slightly below 2023 levels.
• In the Southern Hemisphere, wine production volumes are expected to remain low in 2024, again due mainly to climatic conditions, marking the lowest output in two decades.

Consult here for the complete OIV 2024 World Wine Production Outlook.

*This exceptional data will be available next year when a special publication will be released.