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Our Organisation

Board members

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Matilde POGGI

President

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Samuel MASSE

Vice President

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Ivo VARBANOV

Vice President

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Mateja ŠKRL KOCIJANČIČ

Treasurer

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Claude BOCQUET-TONNEY

Secretary General

Focus on…

Matilde POGGI

President

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Matilde Poggi, a winemaker in Cavaion Veronese (Veneto, Italy), in the Bardolino production area, was born into the family vineyard where she has been working with passion since 1984. Since 2013, Matilde Poggi has served as the President of the Italian Federation of Independent Winegrowers (FIVI). Over the past few years, she has been dedicated to uniting Italian independent winegrowers. Today, the FIVI has 1,300 members. Matilde was elected President of CEVI in 2021.

Roman MORET

Policy Adviser

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Roman Moret comes from a winegrower family in Tautavel, South of France. He graduated with a Master’s degree in Political Science from Université Paris 1 Panthéon Sorbonne and a Master’s degree in European Union Studies from Leiden University. Before joining CEVI, Roman worked in Paris at the Association Nationale des Elus de la Vigne et du Vin. Roman speaks French and English. 

We have many challenges ahead of us, first and foremost the defence of the fruit of our labour: wine, an agricultural product with a cultural value that has always been at the heart of the Mediterranean diet.

Matilde POGGI

Independent Winemakers: Passion for the Vine.

The Independent Winegrower, where Terroir becomes Wine