Estimating Economic and Environmental Impacts of Red-Wine-Making Processes in the USA

Zhang, Congmu; Rosentrater, Kurt A.

doi:10.3390/fermentation5030077

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“…The second major contribution to environmental impacts was found for consumer transport. Finally, an LCA study by Zhang and Rosentrater analysed the environmental impacts of red winemaking supply chain in USA, by including the stages of viticulture, winemaking, bottle manufacture, and distribution [68]. They obtained the following results: bottle manufacturing and wine making gave the greatest contribution to energy consumption (35% and 31%, respectively) and solid waste disposal (32% and 59%, respectively); winemaking accounted for 91% of all water consumption; viticulture and bottle manufacturing was the major contributor to GHG emissions.…”

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An Overview on Sustainability in the Wine Production Chain

Baiano

2021

Beverages

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Despite the great relevance of sustainable development, the absence of a shared approach to sustainable vitiviniculture is evident. This review aimed to investigate sustainability along the entire wine chain, from primary production to the finished wine, with specific attention to three key dimensions of sustainability (environmental, social, and economic) and relating measures. Therefore, it was decided to: investigate the ways in which sustainability is applied in the various stages of the production chain (wine growing, wineries, distribution chain, and waste management); analyse the regulations in force throughout the world and the main labelling systems; provide numerical information on sustainable grapes and wines; study the objective quality of sustainable wines and that perceived by consumers, considering that it affects their willingness to pay. The research highlighted that rules and regulations on organic production of grapes and wines are flanked by several certification schemes and labelling systems. Although sustainable wines represent a niche in the market, in recent years, there has been an increase in vineyards conducted with sustainable (mainly organic and biodynamic) methods, and a consequent increase in the production of sustainable wines both in traditional and emerging producing countries. Although (or perhaps precisely for this reason) no significant differences in quality are found among sustainable and conventional wines, consumers are willing to pay a premium for sustainably produced wines. This finding should encourage wineries to both put in place environmental activities and intensify their communication.

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An Overview on Sustainability in the Wine Production Chain

Baiano

2021

Beverages

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“…Information gathered in the assessment guides decision making and allows for comparing different products or services. Moreover, an LCA aids in measuring sustainability, in developing and implementing cost-effective solutions to address environmental burdens, and in improving an overall product or process life cycle [28,29]. The application of the LCA in agriculture has emerged over the past two decades.…”

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“…It estimates the capital cost, operating cost, and revenues over a lifetime. Moreover, this approach can be used to evaluate different scales of production or compare types of technology or product applications and understand the factors that affect profitability [29,35].…”

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Estimating Environmental and Economic Impacts of Hermetic Bag Storage Technology

Ignacio,

Rosentrater,

Maier

2023

Sustainability

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Hermetic bag storage is a growing innovative technology that can effectively mitigate insect activity in stored grain and preserve quality without pesticides. This study aimed to estimate the environmental and economic impacts of hermetic storage bags as the basis for the sustainable adoption of the technology. This study demonstrated an approach to estimate the environmental impact of using hermetic bags and their superior economic benefits for storing maize at the 1-ton scale over three years. The life cycle assessment (LCA) of six commercially available hermetic bags (AgroZ®, GrainPro, Storezo, ZeroFly®, Elite, and PICS™) from cradle to grave was evaluated and compared using the Sustainable Minds LCA software. The gas barrier liners were analyzed for structure and polymer composition using confocal microscopy and Raman spectroscopy. The results showed that bag manufacturing had the highest environmental impact contribution, with 84.6% to 90.8% of the total impacts (mPt). The carbon footprint contribution of the total service life delivered for one hermetic bag ranged from 1.1 to 1.7 kg CO2eq. The economic benefits of using hermetic bags were calculated and compared with traditional storage bag methods for one smallholder farmer using ten (10) hermetic bags storing 100 kg/bag (1 ton) of maize. The results found that using hermetic bags exhibited the highest profit of 1130 USD when used for nine months over three years, while storage loss was maintained at less than 1%.

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“…The Tennessee Farm Wine Growers Alliance estimates that 58% of Tennessee wineries produce less than 5000 gallons per year [3]. Estimates show that 5000 gallons of wine needs to be produced within a given year for a winery to be profitable [4,5]. Given their rural location, small scale production, and dependence on agritourism, Tennessee wineries face unique challenges in attracting and informing consumers about their products that are not observed in larger, well-known production areas.…”

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Consumer Perceptions of Wine Quality Assurance Programs: An Opportunity for Emerging Wine Markets

2022

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Quality assurance programs (QAPs) may add value to wines through reassuring consumers of wine quality prior to purchase and consumption. In Tennessee, the potential to use a wine QAP is being explored as a means to improve the industry’s economic sustainability. To date, several QAPs exist, but studies directly related to their impact on consumer behavior for wines from emerging areas are scarce. We used an online survey instrument to elicit consumer perceptions of QAPs importance on wine purchasing decisions and how the presence of a QAP may impact their purchasing behavior for a wine from an emerging area (e.g., Tennessee). Wine involvement, QAP perceptions, and familiarity were also measured. A mixed-process model was used to estimate the two ordered probit models for importance of QAPs and the influence of QAPs on Tennessee wine purchases, where QAP importance was treated as a latent variable influencing Tennessee wine purchases. Ordinal probit estimates suggest that greater on-site spending and greater perceived benefits of QAPs (as indicators of quality and standardization) resulted in a higher probability of perceived QAP importance when making wine purchasing decisions. Reduced form estimates of the model of Tennessee wine purchases indicated distance to wine producing areas, female gender, and familiarity with Tennessee wines each negatively influenced the potential impact of QAPs on Tennessee wine purchases. However, on-site spending at wineries and perceived benefits of a Tennessee QAP increased likelihood of Tennessee wine purchases.

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Estimating Economic and Environmental Impacts of Red-Wine-Making Processes in the USA

Cited by 17 publications

References 13 publications

An Overview on Sustainability in the Wine Production Chain

An Overview on Sustainability in the Wine Production Chain

Estimating Environmental and Economic Impacts of Hermetic Bag Storage Technology

Consumer Perceptions of Wine Quality Assurance Programs: An Opportunity for Emerging Wine Markets

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