New AREV-chairman calls for support for smaller wineries

Piemontese Claudio Rosso (currently also President of the Consorzios of Piemontese Appellations Barlo, Barbaresco and Vini d´Alba) was unanimously elected chairman; he is following into the German Dr. Reinhard Muth's steps.

The newly elected Claudio Rosso said after his election: "I am very glad that the Piemont is now playing an important role and I would like to thank the assessor Mino Taricco, who greatly supported me in running for this position".

The 2-day-long debate further lead to the result that the reform recommended by Mariann Fischer BoelBoel, the OCM (Joint organization of the wine market) should be reconsidered. Rosso said about this: "We cannot do without a reform of the planting guidelines. Furthermore, we have to work against the trend of industrial groups by supporting the small and middle-class companies, because it is them who are the foundation of the solid development of every wine region". (aw.yoopress)