International Journal of Wine Business Research: Volume 31 Issue 4

Wine place research: Getting value from terroir and provenance in premium wine value chain interventions

Russell D. Warman, Gemma K. Lewis

Place is an important aspect of wine quality, contributing both distinct sensory characteristics and symbolic significance to the consumer’s experience, particularly in premium…

Pricing behaviour of the New World wine exporters

Jeremiás Máté Balogh

In recent decades, New World winemakers have increased their wine export to European markets and became considerable market players in the EU. Therefore, this paper aims to…

Customer satisfaction with sommelier services of upscale Chinese restaurants in Hong Kong

Tommy Lau, Man Lai Cheung, Guilherme D. Pires, Carol Chan

The abolishment of the wine tax in Hong Kong has led to increased wine consumption and increased demand for wine-related professionals, such as sommeliers. Yet the importance of…

The role of cooperation agreements in the internationalization of Spanish winery and olive oil family firms

Valeriano Sanchez-Famoso, Myriam Cano-Rubio, Guadalupe Fuentes-Lombardo

This study aims to identify the mediating role of cooperation agreements in the relationship between family involvement in international firms and their level of international…

The impact of setting on wine tasting experiments: Do blind tastings reflect the real-life enjoyment of wine?

Geoffrey Lewis, Steve Charters, Benoît Lecat, Tatiana Zalan, Marianna McGarry Wolf

Tasting experiments involving willingness to pay (WTP) have grown over the past few years; however, most of them occur in formal wine-tasting conditions, removed from real-world…

Mapping wine business research in the International Journal of Wine Business Research: 2007-2017

Terrance G. Weatherbee, Donna Sears, Ryan MacNeil

The purpose of this paper is to systematically review the body of work featured in the International Journal of Wine Business Research (IJWBR) since its transition from the…

Towards quality consumption: Segmentation of the Hungarian wine market based on wine consumption and purchasing habits

Erika Hlédik, Dávid Harsányi

Hungarian wine culture has been developing steadily over the past decades. The number of wineries offering quality wine is growing as consumer interest in quality consumption…

Is there a gender effect on wine choice in Portugal? – A qualitative approach

Carla Ferreira, Lina Lourenço-Gomes, Lígia M. Costa Pinto, Ana Patrícia Silva

The purpose of this paper is to analyze the existence and influence of gender effects on wine choice, specifically whether women and men seek the same cues in wine labelling.

A varietal-specific approach to investigate wine risk perception in South Africa: Recommendations for Chenin blanc

Nadia Van der Colff, Chris Pentz, Helene Nieuwoudt

This study aims to describe South African consumers’ wine risk perception on varietal level with recommendations for Chenin blanc.