...French Wines and Their Food Pairings The French are famous throughout the culinary world as well as the wine world. Some of the best foods and wines come from France. They have many vineyards such as the ones in Burgundy, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Rhone, and Alsace. Each one follows a standard law known as the AOC which have specific rules of what type of grape can be grown in each region and how the grapes are to be grown, when the grapes are to be harvested, and what wines are to be made out of them. This insures the best quality of wine from all the vineyards. These wines mixed with the food of the area can make an excellent pairing for a great menu. In French cuisine, appetizer is served first such as Escargots à la Bourguignonne. Escargots à la Bourguignonne is a rich flavored dish of snails stuffed with minced shallots and garlic, baked and served with a fresh lemon beurre blanc sauce. This appetizer is very hearty which would go well with an earthy wine with a medium acidity to help reduce the heartiness of the snails without taking away all the richness of the dish. A great wine to pair with this dish is the 2006 Henri Clerc Bourgogne which is a red burgundy wine. This wine has a hint of berry, rose, and earthy flavor with a short clean finish which would make this a good match for the Escargots à la Bourguignonne. This wine is made with AOC approved Pinot Noir from the Bourgogne vineyard in France. The next course of French cuisine is the soup which is a simple...
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...Country Comparison Factbook France vs. Italy Wine Industry Group 16.4 Bram van Veen Caspar Leusink Muhammad Hafidz Randy Hardja Lecturer: Mr.Drs.HenkRitsema Contents Executive Summary 3 Introduction 4 Methods and Frameworks 5 Hofstede’s cultural dimensions 5 Porter’s diamond 7 Porter’s Five Forces Model of Competition 8 Introducing the Wine Industry 9 Overview of Wine Industry 9 French Wine Industry 10 Italian Wine Industry 11 Country comparison 12 Comparison of relevant macro-economic indicators 12 General economic indicators 12 Financial Health 13 Demographic Factors 13 Historical developments 14 Historical Background 14 Global Wine Industry Developments 15 Socio-cultural conditions 17 Cultural Diversity 17 Hofstede 18 Political and Governmental Systems 19 Legal Systems 21 Financial Systems 21 Labour Market 22 Industry Conditions 24 Supply Market Conditions 24 Demand market conditions 24 Threat of New Entrants and Substitute Products 25 Major players and level of competition 27 Level of Competition 28 Recommendations 28 Italy 29 France: 31 Recommendations: 33 References 34 Executive Summary The goal of this factbook is to provide potential investors with information on relevant dimensions regarding the wine industry in Italy and France. The factbook is comparing both of the countries using methodological framework and secondary data. The data we used are obtained through various sources. In the end, Italy is presented...
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...much more getting towards wines, this drink taken a new role in the life of the people. Now it is not like that you share drinks with your friends and family and create a relaxed atmosphere, the wine itself is now become a source of meeting with new people and new experiences. Before the end of 19th century the wine was only taken as an intoxicant but at the end of 19th century to the middle of 20th century wine has taken its own respect of the generation. There are dozens of wine type in which wines can be classified, but here in this report there is the explanation for the sweet wine and the dessert wine. It also have the different types of wine and their taste, from where...
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...The 9th Question Yu Hu 10/28/2011 When we are talking about wines, the first word that comes into our minds is France. As we know, terroir is one of the most significant factors that affect what wines taste like. Since it's a combination of different natural factors, we cannot expect wines made in different regions taste the same. It explains why regions are so important to wines. Alsace, Champagne and so on, places like them have done a great contribution to French wine industry. With the help of these special wine regions, France has become the most important wine producer in the world. Alsace, which is located in the eastern part of France, is generally considered as an important white-wine region. The weather there is more like a semi-continental climate, which means in winter Alsace is usually cold and dry while it is hot in summer. Colmar City is the best place for producing vin d'Alsace because it has a sunny microclimate. Actually, it is the second driest city in France. Usually, the annual rainfall there is only 550 mm. Due to this, Alsace is the perfect place to produce Rieslings. In fact, some of the world's most famous dry Rieslings are produced there. Besides Riesling, they also plant Gewurztraminer, Pinot Gris, Pinot Blanc, Pinot Noir, and Muscat. By the way, Alsace is also the only region that to produce mostly varietals that identified by the names of the grapes used in France. Because of Alsace's location and some historical reasons, vin d'Alsace...
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...How did the French become the dominant competitors in the increasingly global wine industry for centuries? What sources of competitive advantage were they able to develop to support their exports? Where were they vulnerable? “By the Christian era, wine became part of the liturgical services, and monasteries planted vines and built wineries. By the Middle Ages, the European nobility began planting vineyards as a mark of prestige, competing with one another in the quality of wine served at their tables – the first niche market for premium wine.” The French were the dominant competitors in an increasing global market because they believed in the same old tradition that brought so many of their ancestors’ success years prior. Many consumers preferred the taste and sophistication of a bottle of pure wine from a native land. To support their exports the French stuck by their plan of maintaining an old fashioned brand that was simplistic but full of quality. Consumers who drank aged wine originating from France considered themselves above normal society, in a class above the commoner. A medical publication supporting that French red wines helped promote low rates of heart disease certainly did not hurt either. French wine producers had several sources of competitive advantage beginning with their geographic and climatic features. This played significant role with France at the center of European culture with suitable climate and soil condition for harvesting grape, leading to first-mover...
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...Differences between Wine from Burgundy and that from Bordeaux These two types of wine come from France. Red wines are very popular in European countries. In the article “History of Red Wine”, Coffey discuss the history of Red Wine. In the early decades, European explorers travel around the World with their own wine because they really love red wine. Since then, the history of red wine infiltrates the history of many European countries. Today, red wines are worth in its healthiness and popularity that brings to us. In 6000BC places between Europe and Asia, are famous for the production of red wine. Grapes that used to make red wines are brewed by Egyptians and Romans and make their wine to 25 years old. The wines are shipped from the Bordeaux regions to the United Kingdom. Most of the wines made in Bordeaux are shipped to United Kingdom. Therefore, merchants from England, France and German take control of the production of red wine in the 17th century. (Coffey 2011) There are eight major types of red wine and those are Syrah, Merlot, Cabernet sauvignon, Malbec, Pinot noir, Zinfandel, Sangiovese and Barbera. Among those eight, Merlot is the most popular. Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot comes from Bordeaux. Bordeaux is located in the Gironde on the Southwest France coast. Two river the Garonne and the Dordogne hit the north of Bordeaux. Let’s discuss Bordeaux first. When discussing about Bordeaux, I may have to tell a story about this red wine. In Ancient Rome, Julius Caesar...
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...Types of Grapes Used for Making Red Wine Although there are thousands types of grapes. In wine making, the species vinifera a subdivision of the genus Vitis is the most commonly used. Some wine is made from a different species of grape such as the Concord grape which belong to the Vitis labrusca. These wines taste "foxy." There are apparently over 10,000 species of wine grapes but most people will experience around 50 types. In this section 12 popular grapes used in making red wine will be discussed. * Aglianco - Not popular outside of southern Italy. One wine it is used to make is Taurasi. * Barbera - An Italian grape that is high in acid and low in tannin. It can produce fruity wines * Cabernet Sauvignon - This grape can grow in many wine regions. Its wines are high in tannin and are medium to full bodied. It is often blended with the Merlot grape. * Gamay - It makes dark coloured wines that are low in tannin. This grape does well in the Beaujolais district of France. * Grenache - This grape originated in Spain. It can make wines that are light coloured and high in alcohol but also can make dark coloured wines with a fruity aroma and velvety texture. * Nebbiolo - This grape only appears to do well in Northern Italy; specifically in the Piedmont region. Two of Italy's greatest wines are the Barolo and Barbaresco. The Nebbiolo grape is high in tannin and acid and reasonably high in alcohol. Its aroma is herbal (mint), earthy...
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...Italy vs France series, even though the Six Nations (Rugby tournament) is over these countries are constantly at war, mostly with their culture, history and produce locked in a vie to entice travellers from all over the world. We start with a look at their wines and the regions they have to offer. French and Italian wines trade knockout blows year after year. Italy has the likes of of the Tenuta San Guido, who produce one of the most sought after Cabernet Sauvignons in the world, the Sassicaia. There are over 300 grape varieties in the country and the rich soils and warm climate makes growing grapes effortless. France has the likes of Châteauneuf-du-Pape a small wine region that produces some very rustic wines of intense character, using a selection of 13 grapes grown within stones throw of the village. In recent years there has been some crushing evidence suggesting that Italy was the first country to produce wine, a blow to France’s ego suggesting they mere copied and took wine to be their tainted crown. A study published in 2013 called the beginning of viniculture in France highlights how in 500BC the Etruscan people exported amphoras (essentially a wine drinking vessel) full of wine to the South of France. Archaeologists found traces of these vessels and biological evidence links them to wines from Italy and there is no known history of wines before this era recorded in France. Thus the presumption is made that it was Italian traders that first introduced the wine to southern...
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...High-quality Wine “A meal without wine is like a day without sunshine.” That common saying shows that wine is familiar with our diet. As you know, wine is the popular beverage. It is also loved and made around the world. Especially, France and Italy are famous as major wine production areas. French wine has different features from Italian wine. I will mention three factors: a historical background, a geographical condition, and a national system of wine. Italian history is largely related to the today’s wine. In Italy, it was Greek who brought wine to the ancient Rome. Then, by skills of pruning, grape juice got a higher sugar content and the quality of wine got better. After the region of The Roman Empire had extended to the whole Europe area, the soldiers who went to war to German, France and Spain planted the grape trees and they have become the today’s wine in such countries. After a while, the way to preserve wine changed in barrels. Since then, components of barrels came to be taken into account in quality. The production of wine was protected from foreign race by Christian. After that, wine had become sold in stores as glass bottles and established as the beverage of a citizen. In geographic terms, we can explain the diversity of wine. First, Italy extends north and south. In addition, it is surrounded by seas on three sides and there are various climates. These are why Italian wine has variety. As the system of wine, wine rating is remarkable characteristic...
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...France is the largest wine producer in the world. French wine is produced all throughout France, in quantities between 50 and 60 million hectolitres per year, or 7–8 billion bottles. Two concepts central to higher end French wines are the notion of "terroir", which links the style of the wines to the specific locations where the grapes are grown and the wine is made, and the Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée system. France is the source of many grape varieties (Cabernet Sauvignon , Chardonnay, Pinot noir, Sauvignon blanc, Syrah. The style of French wine echoes that of the French themselves—elegant, well-dressed, showing an appreciation for the good things of life but never to excess. French wines go best with food, never overpowering either in flavor or in alcohol, always well-mannered, often beautiful. The fact that, today, the quality of even the least expensive French wine has improved impressively, means that there is a whole new range of wines open to wine drinkers. Prestige cuvée A French term (literally "white from black" or "white of blacks") for a white wine produced entirely from black grapes. Blanc de noirs A cuvée de prestige is a proprietary blended wine (usually a Champagne) that is considered to be the top of a producer's range. Blanc de blancs A French term that means "white from whites", and is the Champagnes made exclusively from Chardonnay grapes. Rosé Champagne[edit] The rosé wines of Champagne (also known as Pink Champagne) are produced by the saignée...
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...CASE REPORT: Global Wine Wars: New World Challenges Old (Harvard Business School Case # 9-303-056) NMI 1. How did the French become the dominant competitors in the increasingly global wine industry for centuries? What sources of competitive advantage were they able to develop to support their exports? Where were they vulnerable? French wine makers also face challenges that are not internal to the industry. For instance, France lost market share in the United States due to informal boycotts in the wake of the Iraq war. The rise of the euro against other currencies, such as the 30% increase relative to the dollar in the last few years, has put French wines at a comparative cost disadvantage. But consensus among experts is that the primary threat to the French export market is internal to the industry: the inability of the appellation system to appeal to what is becoming a global way of understanding wines (Business Report, 2004). France is the largest overall producer of wine, at 5.3 billion liters of wine in 2001, 20% of world production. France has traditionally set the standard for quality wine as well as defining these standards. French viticulture laws mandates four levels of quality as 1) Appellation d’Origine Contrôlee (AOC) 2) vins délimite qualité supérieure (VDQS) 3) vins du pays and 4) vins du table. French wine makers also face challenges that are not internal to the industry. For instance, France lost market share in the United States due to informal boycotts...
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...Kudl Kudler Wines Product Launch Plan MKT 571 Kudler Wines Product Launch Plan Developing strategies in relation to any application of marketing suggest a marketer’s ability to comprehend and align business practices with the need of the consumer and business simultaneously. Strategies present challenges whether domestic or international markets are the emphasis. The ability to set customary prices, have market presence, encouraging advertisements and publicity, understand the competition, develop accurate communication, a complete SWOT analysis including domestic and international markets, and customizing the target market, present boundless opportunity that consumers appreciate and market recognition. At each stage of strategy implementation, the prospect for marketers to research and comprehend the select target markets yields a profit scenario. As Kudler Fine Foods establishes the company’s presence in Italy, the home market and France, signifying the secondary market, it is essential to create strategies concerning logistics from a business perspective rather than an industry adapted or suggested alternative. It is imperative that Kudler Fine Foods marketing agents such as intermediaries are advised of the product and able to communicate successfully in each demographic. Kudler Fine Foods use of intermediaries suggests that entering international markets allows “superior efficiency in making goods widely available and accessible to target markets”...
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...Global Wine Wars 1. How did the French become the dominant competitors in the increasingly global wine industry for centuries? What sources of competitive advantage were they able to develop? Where were they vulnerable? France had been producing wine for centuries and has been known for its premium wines. When the wine production was a labor intensive job they were able to create efficiencies in cultivation and increase farm outputs leading to a greater production and more profitable business. In the recent times the French wine industry worked in tangent with government regulations to differentiate their wines e.g. they categorized their wine yards into five different categories based on quality of wine produced. The government’s strict policies to control the quality of wine produced led to the AOC laws that defined rigid boundaries and rigid standards for vineyards and wineries. This worked as an advantage for the industry as it segmented the wine market making it easier to identify wines and also prompted confidence amongst the consumers that wine are of high quality. This allowed the process of choosing wines easier and helped the customers to sort through the complexity of the highly fragmented market. The French wines industry was vulnerable for several reasons, firstly the restrictions and rigid standards that signified quality for the industry also led to lack of innovation and efficiencies within the industry and left them unable to compete with new world...
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...Global Wine War 2009 : New World versus Old How were the French able to dominate the worldwide wine trade for centuries ? What sources of competitive advantage did they develop to support their exports ? France and the Mediterranean region is closely tied to the Wine History. It has started since the Roman Empire, and has been fully integrated to the European culture with the Christian era : Monasteries planted vines and built wineries. The nobility started also planting vineyards as a mark of prestige. In this early market, France has been dominant thanks to key advantages : 1. Factors Conditions : First, their geographic and climatic features played significant role. As France is in the middle of Europe culture with suitable climate and soil condition for harvesting grape, had accrued first-mover advantage and established its place as the dominant competitor in the global wine industry. 2. Demand Conditions : The Distribution and Marketing made the fame of French wine. The négociants traded wine between France and other countries and this worked as word-of-mouth effect, increasing the reputation and dominance of French wine. 3. Innovation. In the late 18th century, French producers had experienced a massive innovation in the market. Mass production of glass bottles, the use of cork stoppers and the development of pasteurization revolutionized the industry. Those innovation got the distribution and Marketing easier. These innovations increased the stability and longevity...
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...Problem/Issue The global wine war between France, the United States, and Australia has caused problems for all three sectors and each are in need or recommendations for strategic play in the wine market. France faces the problem that their wine is too expensive and they lack diversification in their products. Their marketing strategies are lackluster leaving their wine to be seen globally as one product instead of many individual products. The United States has issues with the high-cost of their production, along with the decrease in demand, and high substitute competition from other countries. Australia’s problems revolve around their late entrance into the New World’s opening markets. Recommendation It is recommended that France allows growers who have low sales to go out of business, relax their rules on the classification system, and market the local brands. It is recommended that the Central Valley vineyard should expand their development, and improve brand image by producing higher quality wine with better differentiation. It is recommended that Australia continues with the Strategy 2025 plan, reposition their wines into the premium market and continue with the innovation in their brands, packaging and image. Discussion The recommendation for France are to have the government wean their growerd off subsidiaries and stop bailing out poor growers. Too many french growers have poor quality wine, and these recommendations will boost the quality and lower...
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