Wineries and wine quality: The influence of location and archetype in the Hunter Valley region in Australia

Geographical concentrations of wineries often occur within a region for obvious reasons of terroir. However, localised spatial concentrations of wineries may exist because of other factors. This paper explores whether co-location exists among wineries that have higher wine ratings in the Hunter Vall...

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Main Authors: Peter Lock, Stuart Mounter, Euan Fleming, Jonathan Moss
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Firenze University Press 2019-12-01
Series:Wine Economics and Policy
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212977419300092
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description Geographical concentrations of wineries often occur within a region for obvious reasons of terroir. However, localised spatial concentrations of wineries may exist because of other factors. This paper explores whether co-location exists among wineries that have higher wine ratings in the Hunter Valley wine region in New South Wales, Australia. Key conclusions are that clustering of Hunter Valley wineries producing high-quality wines does not exist, the quality rating of a winery is influenced by its terroir, and wine quality among wineries in the region is higher for those producing the territorial brand wine of Semillon. Blending was found to have no impact on the quality of wine produced by a winery. Keywords: Wine quality, Archetypes, Wine cluster, Hunter Valley Australia
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spelling doaj-art-2ea1ae76bcf4441e8734502919bfd17a2025-08-20T02:53:08ZengFirenze University PressWine Economics and Policy2212-97742019-12-018218019010.1016/j.wep.2019.10.002Wineries and wine quality: The influence of location and archetype in the Hunter Valley region in AustraliaPeter Lock0Stuart Mounter1Euan Fleming2Jonathan Moss3UNE Business School, University of New England, Armidale, NSW, AustraliaCorresponding author. UNE Business School, Faculty of Science, Agriculture, Business and Law, University of New England, Armidale, NSW, 2351, Australia.; UNE Business School, University of New England, Armidale, NSW, AustraliaUNE Business School, University of New England, Armidale, NSW, AustraliaUNE Business School, University of New England, Armidale, NSW, AustraliaGeographical concentrations of wineries often occur within a region for obvious reasons of terroir. However, localised spatial concentrations of wineries may exist because of other factors. This paper explores whether co-location exists among wineries that have higher wine ratings in the Hunter Valley wine region in New South Wales, Australia. Key conclusions are that clustering of Hunter Valley wineries producing high-quality wines does not exist, the quality rating of a winery is influenced by its terroir, and wine quality among wineries in the region is higher for those producing the territorial brand wine of Semillon. Blending was found to have no impact on the quality of wine produced by a winery. Keywords: Wine quality, Archetypes, Wine cluster, Hunter Valley Australiahttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212977419300092
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title Wineries and wine quality: The influence of location and archetype in the Hunter Valley region in Australia
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