Introduction Human beings have been dealing with wine for thousands of years‚ from the Mesopotamians to the ancient Egyptians‚ from the Greeks to the ancient Romans‚ the latter which under their vast empire spread viticulture through the Mediterranean region. Through centuries countries‚ such as France and Italy‚ obtained a consolidated position in the wine industry‚ both in demand and production. In the last part of the 20th century newcomers (Australia‚ South Africa‚ New
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Global Wine Wars 2009: Old versus New World 1. The wine industry thrived in the Christian era due to reasons of dynastical prestige and competition for luxury. Europeans had planted vines to produce wines of different qualities. Production of wine gained momentum with the introduction of wine processing plants in France. France became the leading producer of quality wines due to the favorable conditions that they had experienced within the country. High wine production in France continued for several
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ADVANCED MARKETING MANAGEMENT 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
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Global Wine Wars 2009: New World versus Old World Executive Summary The concept of wine-making was originally an art dominated by several European countries‚ mainly amongst the noble class‚ competing against one another for the highest quality wines. Traditionally set in their ways‚ from their methods of planting‚ to harvesting‚ to marketing channels and their consumers‚ the “Old World” wine-makers were unprepared for what was ahead of them as the “New World” growers joined in the struggle
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Market Analysis: Global Wine Wars-New World Challenges Old Global Wine Wars: New World Challenges Old This case describes the global development of wine industry‚ and how new world wine players occupied the global market share from old world wine producer gradually. It is very interesting that author selected the Britain as the sample stage for the battle between the new world wine campaign and the traditional campaign. Nowadays‚ in the “Old World” countries of Europe‚ where the bulk of the
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Global Wine Wars In the beginning Grape growing and wine making have been human preoccupations at least since the times when ancient Egyptians and Greeks offered wine as tributes to dead pharaohs and tempestuous gods. It was under the Roman Empire that viticulture spread throughout the Mediterranean region‚ and almost every town had its local vineyards and wine was a peasant’s beverage to accompany everyday meals. By the Christian era‚ wine became part of liturgical services‚ and monasteries
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Introduction In common with the other major wine-producing nations of the “old world” such as France Germany and Spain‚ Italy has undergone something of a reality check during the course of the past 20 years. The old certainties that appeared to guarantee a healthy export trade reaching far into the future have been dented somewhat by the appearance of the new kids on the block. “New world” nations such as the United States‚ Argentina‚ Chile and‚ in particular‚ Australia have helped to concentrate
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CONTENT Title Page Introduction Background & Issues 1 - 2 Financial Analysis 3 8 Summary of Financials 9 - 13 Significant key opportunities and risks for the company 14 - 15 and investors in McGuigan Other financial and non-financial factors that impact upon 16 McGuigan ’s performance and attractiveness as an investment opportunity Limitations of the analysis & implications of these limitations for 17 - 18 any investment decision Appendix A: References
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US winery industry had a growth rate of 4.7% between 2006 and 2011‚ and is expected to grow by a rate of 4.9% over the next five years [ (IBISWorld) ]. In California alone an average of 175 wineries have opened every year since 2000 [ (Richard Green) ]. The states of New York and Virginia have been major players in the US wine industry. The data shows that the demand for wine has been increasing at an exponential rate over the past 5 years. Average annual revenue for the wine industry is expected
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AUSTRALIAN COMPANY INTRODUCTION OF WINE MARKET China with population of 1.3 billion has emerged as the second largest economy and has established itself as playing an important and influential role in the global economy context. The reforms were started in 1978 and the focus of the economy shifted from a centrally planned to a market based economy thereby experiencing sustained economic and social development. Within the economy the industry scenario for Wine market has also seen tremendous change
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