The Consortium for the Protection of the South Tyrol Wines was established in October of 2007.
Currently there are 155 participating companies, which produce a total of more than 99 percent of the South Tyrol DOC wines. The members of the Consortium are part of the three associations that collect the South Tyrolean producers, ie the cooperative wineries, winemakers and independent vinegrowers. From their ranks the ten members of the Board of Directors are periodically elected.
The consortium aims to create a common platform on which all of the wineries can discuss and defend their interests, but at the same time also wants to give a hitting unified voice to all operators in the sector.
For its operational activities the board of directors boasts groups of internal and external experts, who help the consortium investigating relevant issues, such as the legislation on wine, policies in the sector or the promotion of wine. In addition, the Consortium works closely with the League of Direct Farmers, the Advisory Centre for Fruit Farming, the Agriculture Division of the Autonomous Province of Bolzano, EOS, the South Tyrol Marketing Society, and other organizations.
With the launch of the Law Decree of 3rd December 2009, the Consortium has received official recognition, thus acquiring an institutional rank and the opportunity to make submissions to the Chamber of Commerce, to the Autonomous Province of Bolzano and to the State.
