The Wine Industry & the COVID-19 Pandemic

The number of craft breweries in British Columbia has grown significantly in recent years,numbering over 140 in 2017. Very little is known about the effects of the craft brewery industryin British Columbia, specifically as it relates to impacts not related to brewery revenue and jobcreation. Beyond British Columbia, the craft beer industry has not empirically examined non-revenue impacts in a manner that reflects the global growth of the sector. Tourism experiences,such as those offered by craft breweries, are becoming increasingly important for resilience and sustainable growth and success of destinations. The goal of this research was to determine whovisitors to craft breweries are, how tourist and resident patrons differ, and what effects craftbreweries have on tourists who visit breweries. A 55 item survey was distributed at 11 craftbreweries in three regions in British Columbia during the summer of 2017. Results founddifferences between tourist and resident patrons in self-image congruency, age and travel partysize, but no difference in gender, education, or household income. From a tourism standpoint, itwas found that memories have a significant, positive impact on loyalty regarding the breweryand the destination. For tourists, strong connections were found between social involvement andboth authenticity and place attachment for those who were more socially involved in craft beer.Comparisons to previous research in the wine industry provide additional commentary.Implications for craft breweries, destinations, and future research in this area are discussed.

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Globalization, Superstars, and the Importance of Reputation: Theory & Evidence from the Wine Industry

SSRN Electronic Journal ◽

10.2139/ssrn.1343732 ◽

2009 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Michael Gibbs ◽

Mikel Tapia ◽

Frederic Warzynski

Keyword(s):

Wine Industry

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Lessons for Other Industries from Australia's Booming Wine Industry

SSRN Electronic Journal ◽

10.2139/ssrn.231117 ◽

2000 ◽

Cited By ~ 21

Author(s):

Kym Anderson

Keyword(s):

Wine Industry

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A novel solution for counterfeit prevention in the wine industry based on IoT, smart tags, and crowd-sourced information

Internet of Things ◽

10.1016/j.iot.2021.100375 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 100375

Author(s):

Tomo Popović ◽

Srdjan Krčo ◽

Vesna Maraš ◽

Liisa Hakola ◽

Sanja Radonjić ◽

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Keyword(s):

Wine Industry

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ACE Inhibitory and Antihypertensive Activities of Wine Lees and Relationship among Bioactivity and Phenolic Profile

Nutrients ◽

10.3390/nu13020679 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 13 (2) ◽

pp. 679

Author(s):

Raúl López-Fernández-Sobrino ◽

Jorge R. Soliz-Rueda ◽

Maria Margalef ◽

Anna Arola-Arnal ◽

Manuel Suárez ◽

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Keyword(s):

Hypotensive Effect ◽

Wine Industry ◽

Antihypertensive Activity ◽

Spontaneously Hypertensive ◽

Lowering Effect ◽

Before And After ◽

Phenolic Profiles ◽

Wistar Kyoto ◽

Grape Varieties ◽

The Relationship

Wine lees (WL) are by-products generated in the winemaking process. The aim of this study was to investigate the angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitory (ACEi) activity, and the blood pressure (BP) lowering effect of WL from individual grape varieties. The relationship among their activities and phenolic profiles was also studied. Three WL, from Cabernet, Mazuela, and Garnacha grape varieties, were firstly selected based on their ACEi properties. Their phenolic profiles were fully characterized by UHPLC-ESI-Q-TOF-MS. Then, their potential antihypertensive effects were evaluated in spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR). BP was recorded before and after their oral administrations (2, 4, 6, 8, 24, and 48 h) at a dose of 5 mL/kg bw. Cabernet WL (CWL) exhibited a potent antihypertensive activity, similar to that obtained with the drug Captopril. This BP-lowering effect was related to the high amount of anthocyanins and flavanols present in these lees. In addition, a potential hypotensive effect of CWL was discarded in normotensive Wistar–Kyoto rats. Finally, the ACEi and antihypertensive activities of CWL coming from a different harvest were confirmed. Our results suggest the potential of CWL for controlling arterial BP, opening the door to commercial use within the wine industry.

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Somatic variants for seed and fruit set in grapevine

BMC Plant Biology ◽

10.1186/s12870-021-02865-2 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 21 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Laura Costantini ◽

Paula Moreno-Sanz ◽

Chinedu Charles Nwafor ◽

Silvia Lorenzi ◽

Annarita Marrano ◽

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Keyword(s):

Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms ◽

Fruit Set ◽

Climatic Factors ◽

Embryo Sac ◽

Wine Industry ◽

Nucleotide Polymorphisms ◽

Wine Quality ◽

Single Nucleotide ◽

Germplasm Collections

Abstract Background Grapevine reproductive development has direct implications on yield. It also impacts on berry and wine quality by affecting traits like seedlessness, berry and bunch size, cluster compactness and berry skin to pulp ratio. Seasonal fluctuations in yield, fruit composition and wine attributes, which are largely driven by climatic factors, are major challenges for worldwide table grape and wine industry. Accordingly, a better understanding of reproductive processes such as gamete development, fertilization, seed and fruit set is of paramount relevance for managing yield and quality. With the aim of providing new insights into this field, we searched for clones with contrasting seed content in two germplasm collections. Results We identified eight variant pairs that seemingly differ only in seed-related characteristics while showing identical genotype when tested with the GrapeReSeq_Illumina_20K_SNP_chip and several microsatellites. We performed multi-year observations on seed and fruit set deriving from different pollination treatments, with special emphasis on the pair composed by Sangiovese and its seedless variant locally named Corinto Nero. The pollen of Corinto Nero failed to germinate in vitro and gave poor berry set when used to pollinate other varieties. Most berries from both open- and cross-pollinated Corinto Nero inflorescences did not contain seeds. The genetic analysis of seedlings derived from occasional Corinto Nero normal seeds revealed that the few Corinto Nero functional gametes are mostly unreduced. Moreover, three genotypes, including Sangiovese and Corinto Nero, were unexpectedly found to develop fruits without pollen contribution and occasionally showed normal-like seeds. Five missense single nucleotide polymorphisms were identified between Corinto Nero and Sangiovese from transcriptomic data. Conclusions Our observations allowed us to attribute a seedlessness type to some variants for which it was not documented in the literature. Interestingly, the VvAGL11 mutation responsible for Sultanina stenospermocarpy was also discovered in a seedless mutant of Gouais Blanc. We suggest that Corinto Nero parthenocarpy is driven by pollen and/or embryo sac defects, and both events likely arise from meiotic anomalies. The single nucleotide polymorphisms identified between Sangiovese and Corinto Nero are suitable for testing as traceability markers for propagated material and as functional candidates for the seedless phenotype.

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