Sustainability in the Wine Industry: Key Questions and Research Trends

Santini, Cristina; Cavicchi, Alessio; Casini, Leonardo

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“…Besides the role played by environmental policies in shaping green orientation [47], a key issue in the development of sustainable wine tourism is represented by consumers' expectation and preferences. As has been outlined by some academicians [35,47], a sustainable orientation can be considered as a lever for achieving a competitive advantage. The heterogeneity of cultural paradigms and the set of preferences that characterizes wine tourists [24] motivate and explain the interest in green issues.…”

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“…The literature that explores consumers' preferences in wine purchasing is extremely wide; from the literature the role that country brand has in motivating wine tourists' destination choices has also emerged [27]. As a consequence, the wine regions that promote a green image are more likely to attract visitors with ethical and environmental concerns, as frequently happens for wineries [35].…”

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“…The wine industry, which is experimenting with a greening process [35], influences its related business, wine tourism included. One of the main points in the wine industry is to preserve resources, with particular attention to vineyards and landscapes, which are two key resources for wineries.…”

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“…In general, environmental worries influence cultural models and demand [41]. The literature shows that, although the perception of green and sustainable issues in wine differs among countries [42] and some industries are greener than others [35], consumers give importance to environmental attributes when purchasing wine [43]. Yet, it is important to underline that differences among countries depend on the degree of involvement of associations, institutions, policy-makers and the cultural approach to green issues [35,37]; this set of factors influences the entrepreneurial attitude towards green issues [38].…”

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“…Research carried out in the field of the wine business has shown that a multiplicity of drivers coexist with the aim of promoting a sustainable orientation among wine business stakeholders [34][35][36][37][38].…”

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Wine Tourism and Sustainability: A Review

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2017

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Abstract:The literature on tourism and events is endless; a niche in this wide research field is represented by food and wine research. The growing interest shown by wine tourists has nurtured the proliferation of wine events and the growth of the wine tourism business; as a consequence, academicians' interest in this issue has increased. At the same time, research on tourism and events is an evolving field and it has moved from a main economic focus to a broader perspective: some scholars have highlighted how the growing interest towards green and sustainable practices has stimulated academic research and a lot has been done on the management of environmental issues. Given the resonance of wine tourism and the role it has for local and rural development, the interest towards the issue of sustainability in wine is more than warranted. Thus, this paper aims to provide some useful insights about where research has gone and where it is going; a thorough literature review has been performed.

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Drivers, adoption, and evaluation of sustainability practices in Italian wine SMEs

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Based on a survey with 64 small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in two Italian wine regions, this study aims to (a) identify key drivers and barriers of the adoption of sustainability and (b) compare the adoption and evaluation (use, financial/labor investments, and satisfaction) of sustainability practices in four management domains (marketing, chain, operational, and innovation). Results show that internal drivers were considered to be more important than external drivers. Economic sustainabilityoriented drivers scored significantly lower than drivers related to other dimensions, such as environmental sustainability and heritage. Key barriers refer to labor and investments costs, as well as concerns about greenwashing. Although there are substantial differences in adoption and evaluation of sustainability practices within and between management domains, this study confirms their widespread adoption in wineries. Among users, satisfaction levels outweigh the perceived investments.Except for innovation management practices, financial investments are considered to be lower than labor investments. Positive correlations between use-satisfaction (within each management domain) and between investments or satisfaction levels (between management domains) further lend support for producers' adoption of multiple practices. At sustainability dimension level, heritage is negatively correlated with the evaluation indicators, indicating that it may act as a potential barrier to some sustainability practices. Segmentation analysis identified a low (30%) and high sustainability clusters (70%), which differ significantly in terms of sustainability perceptions and drivers, adoption, and evaluation of practices, as well as company characteristics.Future research needs to validate the findings on SMEs, compare our measures with more objective evaluation indicators, future adoption rates, and multidimensional sustainability practices.

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Modern viticulture in southern Europe: Vulnerabilities and strategies for adaptation to water scarcity

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Escalona

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b s t r a c tWater is now considered the most important but vulnerable resource in the Mediterranean region. Nevertheless, irrigation expanded fast in the region (e.g. South Portugal and Spain) to mitigate environmental stress and to guarantee stable grape yield and quality. Sustainable wine production depends on sustainable water use in the wine's supply chain, from the vine to the bottle. Better understanding of grapevine stress physiology (e.g. water relations, temperature regulation, water use efficiency), more robust crop monitoring/phenotyping and implementation of best water management practices will help to mitigate climate effects and will enable significant water savings in the vineyard and winery. In this paper, we focused on the major vulnerabilities and opportunities of South European Mediterranean viticulture (e.g. in Portugal and Spain) and present a multi-level strategy (from plant to the consumer) to overcome region's weaknesses and support strategies for adaptation to water scarcity, promote sustainable water use and minimize the environmental impact of the sector. © 2015 Published by Elsevier B.V. The wine grape industry in south Mediterranean EuropeWorld's wine production are located in a wide geographical Q2and climatic range, often in mid-latitude regions characterized by climate variability and stressful environments, such as the Mediterranean region (Fraga et al., 2013;Lionello et al., 2014). The European Union , is the world's leader in wine production with about 50% of world's vine-growing area and about 60% of total volume of production (USDA, 2014). France, Italy, Spain, Germany and Portugal are the five leading EU wine producers and altogether they represent 90% of EU production (USDA, 2014). Spain has the largest vineyard area in the world (950,541 ha in 2014) with an increasing irrigated area (36% of the total, in 2014) (MAGRAMA, 2014) (Fig. 1). Portugal is the EU's 5th largest wine producer with a total of 6.7 Mhl in 2013 and it has a cultivated area estimated to be about 224,000 ha (IVV, 2015). In 2010, the irrigated area was estimated in 15% of the total area of vineyards (INE, 2010). However, irrigation continued expanding in the recent years in Portugal, in particular in the Alentejo region, and presently, the percentage of irrigated vines should be slightly higher and around 20%. * Corresponding author.E-mail address: miguelc@itqb.unl.pt (J.M. Costa).Mediterranean fresh water resources are under high pressure due to fast-growing population, increased water scarcity, extreme climate variability and intensive water use in agriculture, industry and tourism activities (Lange et al., 2005;Costa et al., 2007; EEA, 2012a,b; Lereboullet et al., 2013a,b;Blum, 2014). Water is now considered by EU experts as the most important but vulnerable resource in the Mediterranean region (EU-ERANETMED, 2014). In addition, climate scenarios for South Mediterranean Europe are not favourable for agriculture. The predicted lower precipitation, higher air and soil temperatures, more frequent and l...

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Sustainability in the Wine Industry: Key Questions and Research Trends

Cited by 31 publications

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Wine Tourism and Sustainability: A Review

Wine Tourism and Sustainability: A Review

Drivers, adoption, and evaluation of sustainability practices in Italian wine SMEs

Modern viticulture in southern Europe: Vulnerabilities and strategies for adaptation to water scarcity

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