E. Marrocchino, C. Telloli, F. Faccia, L. Sansone, C. Vaccaro
{"title":"Geochemical fingerprint and heavy metals assimilation on grapes from south Lessini (Italy)","authors":"E. Marrocchino, C. Telloli, F. Faccia, L. Sansone, C. Vaccaro","doi":"10.1080/09571264.2023.2254243","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/09571264.2023.2254243","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Geochemical fingerprints of grape samples have been defined for 10 cultivars grown in two sampling areas characterized by homogeneous pedological and climate systems in the province of Treviso (northeast Italy). The choice of lithologies was based on the fact that vineyards in Italy frequently grow in both sedimentary soils with various terrigenous carbonate contents and basic volcanic soils. The latter may have high concentrations of heavy metals that are essential for a balanced human diet but can be toxic or harmful if assimilated in excess. To identify possible geochemical tracers within the soil that can be passed to the grapes and possible bioaccumulation of soil-derived elements within the grapes, major and trace elements of the soils, sampled at depths of greater root development, were determined by X-ray fluorescence, and metal concentrations in grape juice were determined by inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry. All samples were compared with samples collected at two other sites located in the Euganean Hills, in the southern part of the Veneto region, considering that the wines produced in these areas are exported all over the world.","PeriodicalId":52456,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Wine Research","volume":"46 1","pages":"186 - 209"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139364313","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The gateway from grape growers to wine cooperatives","authors":"Linda Bitsch, J. Hanf","doi":"10.1080/09571264.2023.2229766","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/09571264.2023.2229766","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Member businesses focus on the production of grapes and must, whereas the cooperative entity focuses on wine-making and the marketing of the products. Member businesses can choose between two options. They can either deliver all their grapes to the cooperative (full delivery) or decide to spread their risk by supplying their grapes partially to various buyers besides the cooperative (partial delivery). Numerous wine cooperatives exclude partial delivery by a strict and unexceptional full delivery obligation. However, in practice, many cooperative members apply the partial delivery procedure. Suppose a full delivery obligation is in place; in that case, the cooperative members use various measures such as the legal division or splitting of the member companies to circumvent the full delivery obligation in practice. Even though partial delivery is actively pursued, the procedure is currently not investigated and researched. This paper aims to present the concept of partial delivery and to discuss challenges and opportunities for wine cooperatives if partial delivery is implemented officially.","PeriodicalId":52456,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Wine Research","volume":"34 1","pages":"169 - 185"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42592229","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
V. Charlin, Arturo Cifuentes, Luis Gonzales, Felipe B. Larraín
{"title":"Weather and wine quality in Chile’s Casablanca Valley","authors":"V. Charlin, Arturo Cifuentes, Luis Gonzales, Felipe B. Larraín","doi":"10.1080/09571264.2023.2205118","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/09571264.2023.2205118","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT The Casablanca Valley, which is located in Chile’s central region and is one of the eleven Wine Capitals of the World, presents a most unusual climate among the global wine regions: cold summers (Csc according to the Koppen classification). In this study we explore the relationship between weather and wine quality in Casablanca and we conclude that this relationship is quite different from what has been reported in reference to other wine regions. Specifically, we find that: (a) the weather affects the quality of red wines much more than that of white wines; (b) both, winter season and growing season weather variables play an important role in determining wine quality; (c) humidity and solar radiation also matter; and (d) absolute maximum and minimum temperatures during the grapevine cycle are also important explanatory variables. This is in stark contrast with several previous studies where the average temperature during the growing season and rainfall before the harvest season were found to be the most relevant weather variables to account for wine quality.","PeriodicalId":52456,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Wine Research","volume":"34 1","pages":"122 - 139"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-04-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48249665","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
L. Windsor, Jennifer H. Tatara, Curt Peters, Christian Kronsted, Alistair Windsor
{"title":"The language of wine reviews","authors":"L. Windsor, Jennifer H. Tatara, Curt Peters, Christian Kronsted, Alistair Windsor","doi":"10.1080/09571264.2023.2205116","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/09571264.2023.2205116","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Expert wine reviewers have a niche skill set, with a particular lexicon, that facilitates their evaluation of wines. Novice consumers may find wine reviews intimidating and confusing. In this paper, we use a dataset of nearly 130,000 reviews from expert reviewers at Wine Enthusiast to explore the lexical dimension of wine reviews and determine to what extent reviewers systematically use language differently across various wine price points. Trends reveal that the information needed to make informed wine purchases are provided through the language of wine reviews. Our analysis shows that wine selection does not require a technical understanding of the wine-specific vocabulary of wine experts. We present a review of the literature on wine reviews and form four hypotheses under the theoretical framework of Kahneman’s two systems of thought—suggesting the linguistic properties of wine reviews reveal the price of wine. We examine how the lexical categories; emotional and logical linguistic content; social; and somatic experiences used in wine reviews relate to price. We then suggest the applicability of this analysis to other commodity domains in future research.","PeriodicalId":52456,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Wine Research","volume":"34 1","pages":"81 - 100"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-04-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44237282","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Molly Kelly, W. Giese, C. Velasco‐Cruz, B. Zoecklein
{"title":"Effect of foliar nitrogen and sulfur applications on aroma and flavor profile of petit manseng (Vitis vinifera L.) using descriptive analysis","authors":"Molly Kelly, W. Giese, C. Velasco‐Cruz, B. Zoecklein","doi":"10.1080/09571264.2023.2220138","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/09571264.2023.2220138","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Wine aroma and flavor profiles of petit manseng associated with various vineyard nitrogen treatments were evaluated using descriptive sensory analysis. Treatments consisted of six field replicates of (1) control with no nitrogen or sulfur applications, (2) 30 kg/ha of nitrogen (calcium nitrate) applied to soil just after flowering, (3) 15 kg/ha of nitrogen (urea) in two split foliar applications prior to véraison, and (4) 15 kg/ha of nitrogen (urea) and 5 kg/ha of sulfur (micronized sulfur) in two split foliar applications prior to véraison. Eight panelists were trained to identify and quantify a total of 24 wine aroma, flavor, texture/mouthfeel and aftertaste attributes. Analysis of variance (ANOVA) revealed significant variation in 23 of the 24 attributes used among the four treatments. Biplots of principal components analysis of wine flavor and aroma suggest that foliar N and foliar NS treatments gave more tropical flavors and aromas compared to other treatments. Sensory aspects that characterized the aroma and flavor profile of the different petit manseng wine may be correlated with chemical changes found in the fruit and wine as a result of vineyard treatment.","PeriodicalId":52456,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Wine Research","volume":"34 1","pages":"155 - 167"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-04-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45762733","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"New evidence on using expert ratings to proxy for wine quality in climate change research","authors":"Amogh P. Kumar, Laura Meriluoto, Richard Watt","doi":"10.1080/09571264.2023.2205117","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/09571264.2023.2205117","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT This paper provides new evidence on the validity of using expert ratings of wine as a measure of wine quality for predicting the effects of climate change on the wine industry. We used Bob Campbell’s ratings of New Zealand wines to look for a relationship between the ratings and climatic variables that predicts a plausible optimal growing-season temperature for the main wine varieties and wine regions in New Zealand. Such a relationship can be used to forecast the effects of climate change on wine quality to better understand when wineries need to adapt to a warming climate. We used both individual wine ratings and overall vintage ratings, averaged by region and variety from the individual ratings, to compare in a controlled setting their success in predicting plausible optimal temperatures. We find that using the vintage ratings produces substantially more precise and plausible findings than using the individual ratings. We conclude that there is great potential in using vintage data constructed from expert ratings for individual wines for climate change research.","PeriodicalId":52456,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Wine Research","volume":"34 1","pages":"101 - 121"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-04-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45894375","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Caitlin C. Ferreira, Jeandri Robertson, Joey Lam, J. Vella
{"title":"Expert reviews uncorked: Contrasting the differences in the language used in online reviews of white and red wine","authors":"Caitlin C. Ferreira, Jeandri Robertson, Joey Lam, J. Vella","doi":"10.1080/09571264.2023.2190086","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/09571264.2023.2190086","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Consumers today are well accustomed to a digitized consumer journey, actively seeking social proof from online customer reviews to guide consumption decisions. These review platforms have been shown to be influential in guiding consumer behavior across many product and service categories. The language used to describe products on review platforms is of importance, given its potential to influence consumer perceptions and purchase intentions. Despite this, little attention is placed on the language used in reviews. In order to address this gap, this research sought to analyze and contrast the language used in online customer reviews within the wine category, by contrasting the lexical characteristics of reviews of white and red wine. The research made use of 2917 online wine reviews for four different varietals, two red wine (cabernet sauvignon and shiraz) and two white wine (chardonnay and sauvignon blanc) varietals. The Linguistic Inquiry and Word Count (LIWC) software was used to conduct a lexical analysis, with the results indicating both similarities and differences between the reviews of red and white wine varietals. The results provide insight into the lexical components of the wine reviews and the implications that these bear on the perceived usefulness of the review.","PeriodicalId":52456,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Wine Research","volume":"34 1","pages":"140 - 154"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-03-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47284838","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"soMLier: a South African wine recommender system","authors":"Josh Redelinghuys, Ş. Er","doi":"10.1080/09571264.2023.2184333","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/09571264.2023.2184333","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Recommender Systems (RS) are used to generate recommendations of items that a user may be interested in. Several commercial wine recommender systems exist but are largely tailored to consumers outside of South Africa (SA). Consequently, these systems are of limited use to novice wine consumers in SA. In this research, a system soMLier (a combination of the terms ‘sommelier’ and ‘Machine Learning’) is developed for SA consumers that yields high-quality wine recommendations, maximises the accuracy of predicted ratings for those recommendations and provides insights into why those suggestions were made. This system is developed using two datasets – a database containing several attributes of SA wines and the corresponding numeric 5-star ratings made by users on Vivino.com. Using these datasets, several recommendation methodologies are investigated and it is found that collaborative filtering succeeds at generating lists of relevant wine recommendations, matrix factorisation techniques accurately predict ratings and content-based methods are most appropriate for explaining wine recommendations. These methods are optimally combined in the soMLier system. Though it would benefit from more explicit user data to establish a richer model of user preferences, soMLier can assist consumers in discovering wines they will likely enjoy and understanding their preferences of SA wine. Abbreviations: SA: South Africa(n); RS: Recommender System(s); IBCF: Item-basedCollaborative Filtering; CB: Content-Based; MF: Matrix Factorisation; RMSE: RootMean Square Error; COV: Coverage; PER: Personalistion; ARHR: Average ReciporcalHit Rate","PeriodicalId":52456,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Wine Research","volume":"34 1","pages":"54 - 80"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45542423","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Lino Meraz-Ruiz, Jose T. Olague, Cesario Armando Flores-Villanueva, Omar Alejandro Pérez-Cruz
{"title":"The role of innovation and reference groups on emotions and purchasing decision on consumers of Mexican wine","authors":"Lino Meraz-Ruiz, Jose T. Olague, Cesario Armando Flores-Villanueva, Omar Alejandro Pérez-Cruz","doi":"10.1080/09571264.2022.2143336","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/09571264.2022.2143336","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Consumer behavior research embodies a research line dedicated to the analysis of emotional factors that determine the purchasing intensions of wine consumers. Valle de Guadalupe (VDG) in Mexico is one of the most dynamic wine tourism regions in Latin America and the actors involved in its development are interested in generating a more competitive product offer based on better knowledge of wine consumers. A survey applied to 300 participants made it possible to establish, through a structural equation model, the determining effect of influence of reference groups regarding the intention to buy wine directly and by motivating purchase through positive emotions. This work concludes with recommendations on the adaptation and better management of the product offer for this segment in the region.","PeriodicalId":52456,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Wine Research","volume":"34 1","pages":"1 - 19"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45299714","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Wine as a self-gift: a consumer approach","authors":"Aikaterini Vassilikopoulou","doi":"10.1080/09571264.2023.2184778","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/09571264.2023.2184778","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Although the selection of wine as a gift has been discussed in the relevant literature, the purchase of wine as a self-gift remains unexplored. Driven by the assumption that a profound analysis of self-gifting patterns and behaviour could have some important marketing implications for the wine industry, the current paper attempts to identify the most common situational contexts for self-gifting wine and explore the consumer behaviour and decision-making process behind it. Using an exploratory approach, totally 32 in-depth interviews were conducted. Thematic analysis was used to analyse qualitative data. Results reveal that consumers being involved in negative emotional or stressful conditions are very likely to prefer wine as a self-gift. It is also common to purchase wine as a self-reward when celebrating an event. Based on the key findings of the study, wineries could adjust their marketing strategies by including the concept of self-gifting.","PeriodicalId":52456,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Wine Research","volume":"34 1","pages":"20 - 32"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47637580","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}