2017 HA NOI
The seventh meeting of the APEC WRF was held on 11-12 May 2017 in Ha Noi, Viet Nam. View the 2017 presentations here.
2016 Ottawa
The 2016 Technical Meeting of the APEC WRF was held on 6-7 October 2016, in Ottawa, Canada. View the 2016 presentations here.
2015 Adelaide
The 2015 Technical Meeting of the APEC WRF was held on 11-13 November 2015 in Adelaide, Australia. Pacific Rim government officials met to streamline import-export requirements and save grape growers and winemakers millions of dollars. View the 2015 presentations here.
2014 Beijing
The second meeting under the WRF’s five-year plan to reduce barriers to trade in wine among APEC economies was held on 11-12 September 2014 in Beijing, China with government officials and industry representatives from sixteen member economies in attendance. View the 2014 presentations here.
2013 Washington, DC
The WRF’s 2013 Technical Workshop brought together wine regulators from 14 of the 21 APEC economies to participate in technical assistance activities that will assist developing economies in implementing specific and measurable good regulatory practices. View the 2013 presentations here.
2012 Auckland
In November 2012, New Zealand hosted the second WRF meeting, with more than 60 regulators and wine industry representatives from 16 Asia-Pacific economies participating. The Dialogue focused on two key themes: wine trade and its risks; and coordinating approaches to certification. View the 2012 presentations here.
2011 San Francisco
The inaugural WRF meeting was attended by more than 100 government officials and international wine industry representatives who explored opportunities to reduce unnecessary impediments to trade, including streamlining regulatory import-export requirements. The regulators shared best practices on wine certification, analysis, winemaking practices and labeling in the APEC region.