The Development Of New Hybrids For The Wine Industry

Wine production involves the growing and harvesting of grapes in vineyards. The vines require specific environmental elements to be able to grow grapes suitable for winemaking. They require temperature between 10C-20C to produce the correct sugar composition through photosynthesis. In

The winery industry can be categorized into red and white wine segments. The red wine segment, measured by tonnage of varietals crushed, has grown at a compounded annual rate of 4.7% for 10 years from 1989 to 1998, and a year over year growth rate of 8.2% from 1998 to 1999. Judging by the strong growth rate experienced in the red wine segment, it is reasonable to conclude that the red wine segment is in the growth phase of the life cycle model. In addition, production of red wine varietals which are relatively unknown such as syrah and sangiovese nearly doubled in a year from 1998 to 1999. The white wine segment, however, is at the mature phase of its life cycle as the segment shrunk slightly by 0.42% from 1998 to 1999. Overall, the industry is still at the growth stage lead by growth in the red wine segment.

The Variety of grapes planted in Grand Valley vary widely and the yield percentage is relatively low. The styles in wine vary from dry white and red with ice wine as well. Ice wine is a sweet and concentrated wine made from grapes that freeze on the vine. There are many different varietals of wine used in the Grand Valley which include red wines, white wines, and rose wines. White wines consist of merlot, Shiraz, and Cabernet Franc and rose wines consist of Rose’. The TTB, which is the Alcohol and Tobacco tax and trade Bureau, imposes many different requirements on an Ava such as evidence of the name of the proposed AVA is locally or nationally known as referring to the area, historical or current evidence that the boundaries are legitimate, evidence that growing conditions such as

Vincor does market wine alternatives itself, as a way of dealing with substitute demand. Vincor makes cider and has a wine kit business division (Spagnols) that gives Vincor some product diversification. Partly because of the ease of competition and as part of the differentiation and protection of the Canadian wine industry, Vintners Quality Alliance (VQA), a quality assurance program that identifies Canadian premium grape content, assists in making start-up more difficult for those wishing to emulate Canadian wine brands. The dollars spent on marketing and brand loyalty play a large part in protecting market share and there are certain absolute cost advantages that contribute to establishing some barriers to new competition. Ultimately, there is little cost to the consumer when considering switching brands. Experimentation in wine drinking is often a characteristic of the wine drinking market and thus can contribute to promoting new substitute entry into the market.

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The structure of the wine industry is quite different around the world. The barrier to entry is relatively higher in the New World than in the Old World. Referring to the market data on the level of concentration in 1998, people can see a few players dominate the markets in Australia and the U.S. while the level of concentration is quite low in Europe. Therefore, the rivalry in Old World is intense there.

So far NLW's most innovative product involves soil-aged merlots and chardonnay grapes grown in areas prone to wild fires which was labeled "Deep Burn". The purpose of these wines were to exploit these wild fires to give the wines "smoky" characteristics. Given the popularity of this flavor in North American foods & beverages, this wine would be expected to pair well with many Canadian palates, particularly red meat dishes. Ideally this product would be a key seller to

The Malbec grape has thin skins and needs a lot of heat to ripen, the terroir in many Argentine wine regions is perfect for this grape. Where it is grown in slightly cooler climates such as the south west of France it takes on a slightly lighter style.

The treat of substitute products is high for the wine industry in general. Wine is not the number one alcoholic beverage in the world. Consumers drink beer, liquor, distilled spirits, and other drinks when wanting to consume alcohol. Vineyards are now being bought out buy liquor and beer companies, such as Gallo and Diageo. There are many substitute products for wine.

Smaller firms such as the family run operations in Europe may not be able to realize these same cost efficiencies. Furthermore, grapes represent 50 to 70% of a winemakers COGS, thus the competition for sourcing high quality grape growers is quite high. Just as Mondavi does for 75% of its purchases, most premium wine makers enter into long-term contracts with growers to not only ensure that their demand is met but also to make sure that they receive grapes that are consistent in quality.

This industry has seen very limited growth since 1986. Based on Exhibit 4 (C-271, the total wine consumption in the US) and Exhibit 5 (C-271, per capita wine consumption in the US) the wine industry is in the maturity stage. It could

The scope of the innovation expertise that New World wine producers have is value-chain wide in scope, and in-depth enough to completely re-order manufacturing, fermentation, distribution channel, pricing, marketing and customer service (Cholette, 2009). New World wine producers

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The reason being is because the wine industry has changed significantly over the past twenty years. The

The most important necessary inputs for the production of wine are grapes, bottles and labor. Concerning the grapes, there is an outstanding difference between the traditional wine producing countries for example in Europe (the south of France, Spain, Italy and Southeastern Europe) and big wine factories that operate as oligopolies like in the US and Australia. Due to the bond to traditions and the higher demand for quality in Europe most of the wineries here still stick to the original way of producing wine, including the growth of the grapes on the land around the winery, a so called vertical integration (which is often considered by producers where the supplier's price is too high or the offer is insufficient, in our case this trend results rather in traditional and cultural values than in financial ones). This eliminates the percentage of dependence on agricultural suppliers significantly, whereas concerning a big wine company the negotiation power of the supplier is quite high. These wine companies tend to have a low sensitivity towards the price they are charged, as grapes are a crucial component of wine production. However, in both cases the price of the grapes is always