AIDV-IWLA

What AIDV-IWLA does

AIDV-IWLA — legally the Association Internationale des Juristes du Droit de la Vigne et du Vin, also operating as the International Wine Law Association — is a French non-profit professional membership association founded in 1985 and headquartered in Dijon, co-located with the International Organisation of Vine and Wine (OIV). It serves a transnational membership of more than 300 individual lawyers, judges, civil servants, notaries, law professors, students, and wine-industry managers from 30 countries across five continents, organised into five regional sections (Europe, Australasia, Canada, Latin America, USA).

The association's product portfolio centres on comparative wine-law knowledge dissemination: the Global Wine Law guide (third edition, October 2025, covering 26 jurisdictions with hyperlinked local legislation), the bilingual peer-reviewed Jus Vini Journal of Wine & Spirits Law (published twice yearly), and a series of authoritative resolutions on geographical indications and labelling/IP. Educational and convening offerings include the annual international conference (Reims 2024, Verona 2025, Stellenbosch 2026), regional section congresses, the Robert Tinlot Moot Court competition, and the OWL Wine Law Student Contest. Distribution is direct via member-only digital content, in-person events, and publication sales through publisher Helbing.

Revenue is generated primarily through recurring annual membership fees (Individual, Institutional, Retired, Student tiers), supplemented by conference registration fees (with member/non-member pricing tiers) and publication sales. The association holds formal Observer status at both the OIV (Paris) and WIPO (Geneva), giving it privileged access to international wine and intellectual-property regulatory processes — a distinctive structural advantage in a niche professional field.

Name

AIDV-IWLA

Legal name

Association Internationale des Juristes du Droit de la Vigne et du Vin (AIDV)

Website

https://aidv.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1985

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

AIDV-IWLA is a French non-profit professional association founded in 1985 that serves as the international forum for wine and vine law specialists, providing comparative-law publications, conferences, and educational programs to 300+ members across 30 countries on five continents.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Dijon

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

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Markets served

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B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Fees: Annual membership fees from individual, institutional, retired, and student members. The members' directory and member-only content are reserved for paying members. The association also receives member fees for conference registrations and publication subscriptions.
2. Conference Revenue: Registration fees for international conferences (annual) and regional section congresses. Includes member and non-member pricing, with discounts for members.
3. Publication Sales: Sales of the Global Wine Law guide (e-book format) through Helbing publisher. Jus Vini journal subscriptions available at special AIDV member rates.

Pricing tiers

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Core offering

AIDV-IWLA is a professional membership association founded in 1985 that provides a forum for studies and debates on legal questions affecting the wine community. It sells annual memberships, organizes international and regional conferences, publishes the Global Wine Law guide and the Jus Vini peer-reviewed journal, and runs student competitions including the Robert Tinlot Moot Court and the OWL Wine Law Student Contest.

Product overview

AIDV-IWLA (International Wine Law Association) is a professional association founded in 1985 that serves as a forum for wine law studies and debates. The organization operates a multi-product portfolio consisting of educational publications (Global Wine Law Guide, Jus Vini Journal), event programs (annual international conferences and regional section congresses), academic competitions (Moot Court, OWL Student Contest), and membership services (directory, newsletters). These offerings are interconnected: publications provide scholarly content that informs conference programming, while the moot court programs serve as educational pipeline initiatives that engage future wine law professionals. The association's core value proposition centers on connecting wine law practitioners through a specialized professional network spanning five continents.

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Products and services

• Global Wine Law Guide A comprehensive bilingual guide published by AIDV covering wine law across multiple countries, addressing geographical indications, advertising regulations, labelling requirements, distribution rules, and dispute resolution procedures.
• Jus Vini Journal of Wine & Spirits Law A peer-reviewed bilingual (English/French) legal journal published twice yearly (June and December), promoting legal scholarship in wine and spirits law through articles, case-law notes, and literature reviews.
• Annual International Conferences Annual international conferences bringing together wine law professionals to discuss legal issues affecting the wine community and trade worldwide.
• Regional Section Congresses Regional conferences organized by AIDV's continental sections (Europe, Australasia, Canada, Latin America, USA) focusing on regional wine law topics and professional networking.
• Robert Tinlot Moot Court Competition Annual wine law moot court competition for students, organized in partnership with the Wine & Law Program and Institut Georges Chappaz, simulating EU Court of Justice proceedings on viticultural law matters.
• OWL Wine Law Student Contest

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• International Organisation of Vine and Wine (OIV)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAIDV-IWLA benefits from Observer status at the OIV in Paris and participates in the work of the 'Law and Consumer Information' group of experts. The OIV is an intergovernmental organization of scientific and technical competence in vines, wine, and wine-based beverages.
• World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAIDV-IWLA is an Observer at WIPO in Geneva and follows its geographical indication and trademark activities. WIPO is a United Nations agency with 193 member states responsible for global IP services, policy, information, and cooperation.
• University of Reims Law FacultyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAIDV-IWLA has partnerships and special relationships with wine law academic faculties in France, including Reims. The association actively supports students and academic research.
• University of Bordeaux Law FacultyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAIDV-IWLA has partnerships and special relationships with wine law academic faculties in France, including Bordeaux. The association actively supports students and academic research, including the OWL Wine Law Student Contest.
• University of BurgundyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe University of Burgundy digitized the OIV Bulletin collection from 1928 to 2014 with support from AIDV, making a century of wine regulations freely accessible.

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Recent moves6 records

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Broad incumbents

• American Bar Association (ABA): The largest U.S. professional association for lawyers. Comparable to AIDV as a large-scale legal membership body, illustrating the generalist alternative against which AIDV's wine-law specialization must continue to differentiate.
• International Bar Association (IBA): The world's largest international legal professional association. Comparable as a global umbrella body for lawyers that AIDV could either compete with or partner alongside for cross-border legal programming in specialized fields like wine law.
• International Organisation of Vine and Wine (OIV): The intergovernmental scientific and technical body for vine and wine, headquartered in Dijon and the body AIDV formally observes. It is comparable as the dominant global wine-sector institution whose work AIDV's legal expertise complements.

Direct peers

• Institute of Masters of Wine: A globally recognized professional and educational body for senior wine professionals. Comparable to AIDV as a membership-driven, internationally distributed association that sets standards and credentials in a wine-sector specialty.
• Fédération Internationale des Vins et Spiritueux (FIVS): The international federation of wine and spirits producers and traders. Comparable to AIDV as a global membership association focused on regulatory and policy issues affecting the wine and spirits trade across jurisdictions.
• International Trademark Association (INTA): A global membership association of trademark and brand professionals, closely comparable to AIDV's model of a specialized international legal association serving practitioners in a defined IP-adjacent field (geographical indications and trademarks in wine).

Regional players

• Wine Institute: A public policy association representing California wineries. Comparable to AIDV's USA Section as a regional wine-industry advocacy and information body, though focused on trade rather than legal-practitioner membership.
• Comité Européen des Entreprises Vins (CEEV): The representative body of European wine companies at EU level, comparable to AIDV's European Section in its focus on wine-sector regulation and advocacy, though operating from a producer/industry perspective rather than a legal-practitioner one.

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Competitive moat4 records

Key risks4 records

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