Wine and Gastronomic Tourism in the Drama Region
Drama is a wine region in northern Greece with a local economy based on agricultural production. Despite its historical and geographical setting, the wine tourism industry is not very well developed in the wine-growing region of Drama. Although the sustainability of territorial development is often...
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| author | Aikaterini Karampatea Spyridon Mamalis Elisavet Bouloumpasi Adriana Skendi Irene (Eirini) Kamenidou |
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| description | Drama is a wine region in northern Greece with a local economy based on agricultural production. Despite its historical and geographical setting, the wine tourism industry is not very well developed in the wine-growing region of Drama. Although the sustainability of territorial development is often linked to local food and wine heritage, it seems that the implicated parties are not totally convinced. For this qualitative case study, we first conducted interviews with the management of the local wineries to determine the reason behind the low number of wine tourists in the area. Then, a workshop was organized, and all relevant parties were invited to increase awareness through education while also attempting to find mutually agreeable solutions through working group table discussions and the presentation of findings. Taking advantage of and preserving the cultural heritage through the cooperation of the related regional businesses, regional/central authorities, and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) was concluded to be an important tool for organizing new initiatives that will boost wine tourism. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-3a3b4f3d7dcf41c9ad8ffbd68f48048e2025-08-20T01:55:53ZengMDPI AGTourism and Hospitality2673-57682024-07-015362563810.3390/tourhosp5030037Wine and Gastronomic Tourism in the Drama RegionAikaterini Karampatea0Spyridon Mamalis1Elisavet Bouloumpasi2Adriana Skendi3Irene (Eirini) Kamenidou4Department of Agricultural Biotechnology and Enology, Democritus University of Thrace, 66100 Drama, GreeceDepartment of Management Science and Technology, Democritus University of Thrace, 65404 Kavala, GreeceDepartment of Agricultural Biotechnology and Enology, Democritus University of Thrace, 66100 Drama, GreeceDepartment of Agricultural Biotechnology and Enology, Democritus University of Thrace, 66100 Drama, GreeceDepartment of Management Science and Technology, Democritus University of Thrace, 65404 Kavala, GreeceDrama is a wine region in northern Greece with a local economy based on agricultural production. Despite its historical and geographical setting, the wine tourism industry is not very well developed in the wine-growing region of Drama. Although the sustainability of territorial development is often linked to local food and wine heritage, it seems that the implicated parties are not totally convinced. For this qualitative case study, we first conducted interviews with the management of the local wineries to determine the reason behind the low number of wine tourists in the area. Then, a workshop was organized, and all relevant parties were invited to increase awareness through education while also attempting to find mutually agreeable solutions through working group table discussions and the presentation of findings. Taking advantage of and preserving the cultural heritage through the cooperation of the related regional businesses, regional/central authorities, and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) was concluded to be an important tool for organizing new initiatives that will boost wine tourism.https://www.mdpi.com/2673-5768/5/3/37food quality schemeswine tourismgastronomic tourismPGI Dramatraditional specialty guaranteedwine workshop |
| spellingShingle | Aikaterini Karampatea Spyridon Mamalis Elisavet Bouloumpasi Adriana Skendi Irene (Eirini) Kamenidou Wine and Gastronomic Tourism in the Drama Region Tourism and Hospitality food quality schemes wine tourism gastronomic tourism PGI Drama traditional specialty guaranteed wine workshop |
| title | Wine and Gastronomic Tourism in the Drama Region |
| title_full | Wine and Gastronomic Tourism in the Drama Region |
| title_fullStr | Wine and Gastronomic Tourism in the Drama Region |
| title_full_unstemmed | Wine and Gastronomic Tourism in the Drama Region |
| title_short | Wine and Gastronomic Tourism in the Drama Region |
| title_sort | wine and gastronomic tourism in the drama region |
| topic | food quality schemes wine tourism gastronomic tourism PGI Drama traditional specialty guaranteed wine workshop |
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