...Giulia Maesano; Alessandra Castellini; Roberta Spadoni Purpose In the agri-food sector, a winery website remains an essential digital tool for marketing strategies and customer engagement. This study aims to analyse the communication strategies adopted by Etna DOC wineries on their websites...

...Ana María García-Pérez; Vanessa Yanes-Estévez Purpose This paper aims to deepen the strategic choices of wineries by identifying their strategic reference points in their internal and external dimensions, and presenting their strategic positioning typology. Design/methodology/approach...

...Valéria Lekics; Imre Fertő Purpose A growing body of literature analyzes eco-innovation in the wine industry, specifically focusing on the internal and external factors that contribute to sustainable innovation in wineries. The purpose of this study is to classify wineries according to their eco...

...Dirk Godenau; Gloria Martin-Rodriguez; Jose Ignacio González Gómez; Jose Juan Caceres-Hernandez Purpose This paper aims to deal with the grape sourcing strategies of wineries in the Canary Islands. Design/methodology/approach Sourcing decisions are analysed from official registers...

... study, four models of data envelopment analysis (DEA), correlation and other tools of the data analysis are used to analyze the efficiency of wineries in two developing countries. Returns to scale, scale efficiency, super-efficiency and some other indicators are examined. The research is based...

...Joice Lavandoski; Patrícia Pinto; João Albino Silva; Alfonso Vargas-Sánchez Purpose This study aims to propose that the institutional environment exerts pressure on the behavior of wineries toward wine tourism development (WTD) and the effect of this influence confers legitimacy to the business...

...Paul Strickland; Jennifer Smith‐Maguire; Warwick Frost Purpose The aim of this exploratory study is to investigate the benefits of “New World” wineries using family heritage as a legitimate marketing technique. “Old World” regions have been leveraging off the often long association the wineries...

...Hervé Remaud; Sharon L. Forbes; Tracy‐Anne De Silva Purpose The purpose of this paper is to discuss the use of formal environmental management systems (EMSs) in wineries. It reports on the implementation of EMSs amongst New Zealand wineries and explores whether environmental, social, economic...

...Don Cyr; Joseph Kushner; Tomson Ogwang Purpose The purpose of the paper is to examine the structure of California's north coast wine industry from 1984 to 2009, to determine if there are significant changes in the size distribution of wineries. Design/methodology/approach Chi‐squared tests...

...Nicholas C. Williamson; Joy Bhadury; Kay Dobie; Victor Ofori‐Boadu; Samuel Parker Troy; Osei Yeboah Purpose The purpose of this paper is to determine whether one can infer the identities of specific business and management coursework topics that owner/managers of wineries want to have addressed...

...Jack Carlsen Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the importance of cellar door sales in wineries and test a method of assessing service quality using the services mapping approach, for the purposes of enhancing research in this important area. Design/methodology/approach...

... Western Australia wine wineries tourism consumer education quantitative research Wine Tourism: A Thirst for Knowledge Wine Tourism - A Thirst for Knowledge?1 by Steve Charters, Edith Cowan University and Jane Ali-Knight, Curtin Business School, Curtin University of Technology Introduction...

...Jane Ali‐Knight Education is seen to be a key ingredient in today's wine marketing and an important tool for the winery in attracting and maintaining its consumer base in an increasingly competitive marketplace. Wine education therefore plays an important part in the health and future...