It is no surprise that with wine consumption rising throughout the United States and globally, wine tourism is also rising. In 2016, according to data from Wine Institute, Americans consumed 2.94 gallons of wine per capita, adding to a total…
How a winery chooses to close a bottle of wine depends on a variety of factors, from function to consumer perception/marketing. While natural cork closures are the more traditional choice, there has been a lot of technological advancement in the…
Many studies related to consumer choice in wine rely on self-reported level of understanding and knowledge of wine. I’ve included many of those kinds of studies here on this blog—here are just a few examples of studies that utilized self-reported…
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Despite technological innovations in wine bottle closure systems, natural cork remains the most used closure in the business. It’s also the closure that most consumers associate with “tradition” in wine. Additionally, as you may have read recently, a newer survey…