The European Commission recently sent an invitation to all three .wine applicants for the negotiation on safeguards of .vin and .wine new gTLDs. The official invitation (Letter Nigel Hickson & ICANN 15 16 May 2014) was sent by the EFOW. Here is the letter sent by the European Commission.
Read the letters on gTLD.club
Read the letters on gTLD.club
Published today, the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment from New Zealand (.KIWI) considers the actual safeguards are sufficient to protect wine Geographical Indications.
Read the letter here.