Wine cellar experiences in the Southeastern United States: Educating the winery visitor on muscadine wines

Abstract

While contemporary wine research identifies the educational potential and value of the cellar door (tasting room), in the case of wines made from muscadine grapes, a food native of the southeastern region of the United States, such knowledge is very limited. This study explores this under-researched area among wineries producing muscadine wines. Despite many consumers’ lack of knowledge of muscadine wines, the perceptions of “wine snobs” and other challenges, respondents are actively engaged in educational efforts using different themes/skills. Given the strong competition from other wines and wine regions, the implications of educational efforts for the sector’s future growth and survival are discussed.

RAS ID

18225

Document Type

Journal Article

Date of Publication

2014

School

School of Business / Markets and Services Research Centre

Copyright

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Publisher

Taylor & Francis (Routledge)

Comments

Duarte Alonso, A. (2014). Wine cellar experiences in the Southeastern United States: Educating the winery visitor on muscadine wines. In Journal of Foodservice Business Research, 17(1). 93-106. Available here.

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Link to publisher version (DOI)

10.1080/15378020.2014.886903