...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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...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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...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 France. The first key difference is the class, and by this is mean the way in which the producer introduces the wine to palate. The French tend for a much more softer and eloquent wine which is smooth, aged in oak barrels...
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...HTM 421 01 Instructor: Dr. Colin Johnson Essay 2 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...
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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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...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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...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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...through purchases in major economies, this is why Far East remained last. Modes of entry in various countries • Exporting • Franchising • Acquisitions • Sole ownership • Joint venture The possible reasons are: • Low political and economic risks • High purchasing power • Infrastructure • Unfamiliar with the culture and the political climate The country factors M&S seem to value M&S merchandised its stores to French lifestyle which clearly showed they valued France. The store had large sections of French wine and clothing than British imports. They also seemed to value US as they did not change the name of the US chain Brooks Brothers after buying for the loyal consumer base. They did not seem to value Canada as they assumed the economy and infrastructure of Canada was similar to UK which would lead to closing of their stores. Adaptation to M&S business model in different countries France: In 1975 M&S entered France. M&S merchandised its stores to French lifestyle. The French stores...
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...destinations from Morocco to Moscow. Nicolas Boutaud, Eurolines commercial and marketing director, answers queries from Connexion readers on their servicesI USED Eurolines from London to Paris but we were dropped far from the city centre and, although Paris Gallieni terminal has a metro station, it was late and it would have been better with a shuttle bus to the centre. If that’s not possible, you should do something to help older people with luggage reach the metro. The service was good up to Paris but then there was no one to help and, for anyone who had not used the terminal before, a lack of information on what to do or where to go. C.C. How do French women live long? Mireille Guiliano, author of French Women Don’t Get Fat, says diet is the answer and she sticks by three meals a day, one or two glasses of wine and lots of water. while French woman can expect to live to 85.1 – as against 82.4 in the rest of Europe (according to latest demographic figures from Eurostat) diet, exercise and a healthy lifestyle. Avoid driving on Saturday SATURDAY will be the busiest day of the entire year for motorway travel in France - with the annual crossover of July and August holidaymakers. meaning more than 600km of jams are forecast on roads leading out of big towns and towards the coast. Drivers are strongly advised to put off travelling until Sunday, although jams are still possible then. Air pollution hits 12 million ALMOST 12 million people are living in parts of France where the air quality...
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...HB 490 Introduction to Wine Lesson 1: Wine and Health, Wine in History, Wine and Culture, and Serving Alcohol Safely In Vino Sanitas? Wine (and other alcohols) and Health The French Paradox 60 Minutes segment in 1991 Mounting epidemiological evidence that moderate consumption of alcohol is associated with Reduced risk of death Particularly by coronary disease Red Wine was apparently most beneficial The “J” shaped curve 1 Societal Attitudes The French Paradox report came in the midst of a resurgent prohibitionist sentiment This sentiment has not disappeared, but is somewhat less prevalent or obvious today Societal Attitudes To drink or Not to drink? Some believe the healthiest choice is NOT to consume alcohol, while others tout the purported health benefits of alcohol consumption Others, yet, acknowledge the apparent health benefits of moderate alcohol consumption, but hesitate to discuss them as they fear this may lead some may become alcohol dependent to start consuming alcohol Societal Attitudes Much (dis)information on the issue of alcohol and health! You must consider the data critically Interpretations may vary Research is never fully conclusive Scientist not always “value free” Some agencies/authorities have “agendas” 2 Agenda? Visit the websites of these organizations and see if you can establish if they have an agenda relative to wine and health Epidemiology Epidemiology...
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...By the mid-18th century in France, grape growing supported 1.5 million families and an equal number in wine-related businesses. Eventually, it accounted for one-sixth of France’s total trading revenue, and was the country’s second-largest export. Rather than resisting such government classifications and controls, producers often supported and even augmented them as a way of differentiating their products and raising entry barriers. Later, other wine regions of France were given official recognition with the classification of Vins Delimités de Qualite Superieure (VDQS), but these were usually regarded as of lower rank than AOC wines. Below VDQS were Vins de Pays, or country wine -- inexpensive but very drinkable wines for French tables, and increasingly, for export. These categories were quite rigid with almost no movement across them. This was due to a belief that quality was linked to terroir, the almost mystical combination of soil, aspect, microclimate, rainfall, and cultivation that the French passionately believed gave the wine from each region— and indeed, each vineyard— its unique character. pita annual consumption reached about 80 liters in Argentina and 50 liters in Chile in the 1960s. While such rates were well behind France and Italy, both of which boasted per capita consumption of 110–120 liters in this era, they were comparable with those of Spain. First, suitable land was widely available and less expensive, allowing the growth of much more extensive vineyards...
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...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? By the Christian era, wine became part of the liturgical services and monasteries planted vines and built wineries and the European nobility began planting vineyards as a symbol of prestige, competing in quality of wine they serve on their table, i.e. start of premium wine market. French wine producers became the dominant competitor as a result of four reasons. 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. Second, they became the first high-quality wine market and gained a lot experience. Especially, the negociants traded wine between France and other countries and this worked as word-of-mouth effect, increasing the reputation and dominance of French wine. Third, they used the latest innovations such as mass production of glass bottles, the use of cork stoppers and pasteurization. These innovations increased the stability and longevity of wine which allowed the transportation of wine to distant places, and birth of global wine market. Lastly, the government support made significant effect on the reputation and improvement of French wine industry...
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...Brief: The Wine Industry The wine industry includes red wine and white wine. Vines were first planted in the Middle East before 4,000 BC. Through vine plantation and wine production, wine trade emerged in Greece, Crete, Phoenicia and Egypt and spread widely in Mediterranean. Wine industry rapidly developed with the help of the Catholic churches in The Middle Ages. In seventeenth century, new techniques and innovations were turned up to improve the wine to satisfy the globalization and colonization. Now the geographic scope of competition ranges from Old World, which are European countries, to the New World, which are North America, South America and South Africa. In this industry, buyers and suppliers are from all over the world and the substitute includes water, coffee and tea. As the reading material emphasized that competition should include five forces, which are profits, customers, suppliers, potential entrants and substitute products. The basis of competitive advantage is the quality of wine. And it has become a global industry. French firms dominated this industry in the past for several reasons: * In the time of Roman Empire, the viticulture and wine production were introduced to Provence and moved further to the inland. * After The Middle Ages, the wine trade in Bordeaux region became prosperous because of the large shipments of wine exported to Great Britain. * In the 1600s, French producer applied new techniques to plant vine and he mastered art of maturing...
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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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...The Tunisian Wine industry In 2013 the world wine consumption stood at 238.7 mhl, this was a decrease of 2.5 mhl in comparison to 2012. “The global wine industry has seen an excess of 600mn unit cases (almost ¼ of global consumption) in 2004, reduce to just 1m unit cases in 2012” (The Global Wine Industry, 2013). History of wine in Tunisia There are a lot of comparisons made between new world wines and old world wines. When discussing old world, this refers to wines made in countries that are considered the birthplaces of wine. Some of the countries that are Old World include: France, Spain, Italy, Germany, Portugal, Austria, Greece, Lebanon, Israel, Croatia, Hungary and Switzerland. New world include the following countries U.S., New Zealand, Argentina, Chile, Australia and South Africa. In 1881, the French conquered Tunisia, and brought along knowledgeable and experienced wine makers. After this large scale wine production began in the country. Many years after, Tunisia gained independence and although the wine production continued, a lack of expertise caused production to decrease (Tunisia tours, 2014). The climate in Tunisia is significantly influenced by the Mediterranean. The winters are wet and the summers are dry, which creates a prosperous environment for wine making. The type of grape variety that are planted in Tunisia are also hugely influenced by the French involvement. Market Entry Modes There are certain factors that influence foreign entry modes. Industry...
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