... or simplifications that do not always permit a feasible comparison of financial data for different types of company. Wine family business Family effect Performance Family intensity Revenue Profitability Wines Winemaking Family firms Italy The changes that have taken place on the international...

... in the size distribution of wineries in California's north coast. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2012 United States of America Wine business Winemaking Market share Wineries Minimum efficient size Size distribution of wineries In recent years, the US wine industry has...

... Italy France Wine business Management strategy Wine cooperatives Governance Performances Umbria region Languedoc‐Roussillon region Winemaking The varying fortunes of cooperatives make it as difficult to highlight their importance around the world during the past century...

...Amie Sexton Purpose The purpose of this paper is to trace the dispersed yet influential presence of the French in the Australian wine industry from the beginning of the industry until the present day. It looks at the physical presence of the French on Australian soil (e.g. winemakers, companies...

... operations being analysed in terms of strategic changes, notably with regard to the margin for manoeuvre that the players are meant to design and develop. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2010 Strategic alliances Acquisitions and mergers Globalization Winemaking France Viticulture...

... strategy Business performance France Winemaking War is father of all, king of all. Some it makes gods, some it makes men, some it makes slaves, some free (Heraclitus). This quotation from Heraclitus states the situation of firms when their industrial sector is in crisis: some...

... economy. Financial modelling Winemaking Operating systems Simulation The objective of this article is to present a dynamic simulation model and results for the corporate financial value of an industry, in a cobweb economy, using production data and financial information calibrated...

... for a further internationalization of the California wine industry (Quackenbush, 2006). © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2010 Investments Financial performance Entrepreneurialism Return on investment Winemaking There's an old saying in the wine industry that goes, “In order to make...

... subject to deduction of an excess, so the loss is only partly compensated. Claudio Zara can be contacted at: claudio.zara@unibocconi.it © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2010 Winemaking Temperature Derivative markets Hedging Financial risk Crops Policies that cover the revenue...

... about the opportunity of organic and biodynamic wine production as a possible source of competitive advantage to Latin American wine producers in the global market. Argentina Winemaking Viticulture Production methods Silvia Novaes Zilber can be contacted at: silviazilber@gmail.com ©...

...Monica Draayer; Mark Julien Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the challenges faced by a small Canadian winery in retaining its winemaker. Design/methodology/approach Semi‐structured face‐to‐face interviews with both owners of the winery, as well as the general manager...

..., landscape and cultural activities (Winemakers Federation of Australia, 2002). The visitors to a wine region move within the wine region between different wineries and facilities catering for their various needs as tourists and visitors (wine, food, accommodation, petrol station, etc.), thereby creating...

... behaviour with regard to the actual (underlying) motivations that drive them to visit cellar doors in a wine region. Johan Bruwer can be contacted at: johan.bruwer@adelaide.edu.au © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2009 Wines Winemaking Tourism development South Africa Consumer behaviour...

..., this is not the winemakers' view of quality, it is instead quality in eyes of the target market (Lockshin and Spawton, 2001). Perceived quality can come from both extrinsic and intrinsic cues, such as the winery, the label and awards that the wine has been given (Lockshin and Spawton, 2001). Without brand awareness...

... the conventional wisdom of attracting wine consumers through wine tasting to include the overall attractiveness and appeal of the winery. Involving more diversified customer types as target groups will effectively broaden the winery's business scope and turnover. Winemaking Tourism management Consumer...