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Although insignificant in both size and reputation compared with the well-established industry in traditional wine-producing countries, vineyards and wine makers had been set up in many New World countries since the 18th century – many of which were influence of immigrants from the Old World wine countries. These New World countries, including Australia, the US, Chile and South Africa possessed the resources and capabilities, both tangible and intangible, that enabled and advanced firm performance.
New World countries had physical, technological & organizational resources that added value to outputs. Climates and soil allowed grape growing to flourish in their environment – and the land on which harvesting was best suited was widely available and inexpensive, allowing the growth of much more extensive vineyards. Old World countries’ land was continually fragmented and despite progress in tending and harvesting, vineyards became smaller not larger over time. The lack of land was a physical weakness of Old World wine producers, they had to outsource much of their grape growing and quality was compromised (yield payment) which contributed to its below average performance. This tangible resource gave New World countries value, rarity and the opportunity to experiment and test within the wine industry.
New World producers also had intangible assets including innovation and reputational resources and capabilities. New World vineyards introduced innovation to a traditional rigid industry – the use of specialised equipment, mechanical harvesters, then mechanical pruners became industry standard. Night harvesting was familiarized to maximise grape sugars and systems were developed with the capabilities that permit...
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...lies consuming locally produced table wine, the market was increasingly driven by upscale urban consumers. Swings in fashion posed a problem for growers. Although wines had a productive life of 60 year they typically took 3-4 years to produce their first harvest, 5-7 years to reach full productive capacity and upto 35 years to produce the best-quality grapes for wine. This cycle did not respond well to demand, nonetheless, New World wine regions still had the capacity to plant new vineyards yet Old World countries struggled due to system inefficiencies and . Producers began differentiating their products and making them more appealing to palates unaccustomed to wine; they made branding and labelling a routine part of wine making. They used their integration to achieve market power domestically, thereby generating the resources and expertise to attack export markets.
As in any time period, significant technological advances were made from 1877 to 1933. Since the beginnings of the Industrial Revolution in America, new technologies and advancements are being made every day. This Revolution has transformed the economy and in turn transformed every aspect of American life. An important effect of the Industrial Revolution was the Agricultural Revolution, when new advances in farming were made. In the area of farming, the government passed laws and regulations that were significant in the ...
Economic returns in the global market place have been influenced by trends in wine consumption. Figure 2 shows a trend of decreasing wine consumption from 2007 - 2011 in most old world countries while new world countries were increasing their consumption. This is due to the diversification of alcoholic beverages in the old world countries and the growing wine popularity in the new world
The article “Chemistry of Winemaking: A unique Lecture Demonstration” by L. B. Church of the State University of New York, seeks to demonstrate how the winemaking process can be used as a teaching tool. Found in the Journal of Chemical Education, the text uses an instructive and formal tone while discussing the process and how it might relate to the classroom. His rhetoric leans heavily toward the use of logic. Aimed for chemistry teachers, the article refrains from using step-by-step demonstrations of each and every process, and instead discusses the use of common techniques that could be used within the framework of Winemaking. By guiding the readers through the general process, the author makes it seem a logical and easy to implement demonstration that would capture and maintain the interest of students. He does this with a noticeable lack of appeals toward pathos and ethos, and indeed, there are absolutely none of the tried and true tools of persuasion. I believe this is a deliberate act on Church’s part to accommodate his discourse community of chemists. The community has little interest in how someone may feel about any given subject, and instead desires the facts behind that subject so that they may draw their own conclusions. The discourse community is interested in what you started with, what you did with it, and what you observed during and after the process. Then, and only then, should the conclusions derived from that information be given. Even after having done so, a writer in the scientific community must be prepared to be proven wrong, as that is the nature of science. As such, attempts to persuade via emotion tend to be ineffective, and would often be better spent presenting your arguments, and so I feel that the ...
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Red liquid sweet but bitter, the taste leaves the drinker wanting more. It's been a long hard week, and waiting at home for you is a nice bottle of red wine from one of the best local wineries. Wine has been around since about 6600 BC; and slowly but surely it grew to become one of the most money making industry in Sonoma County, wine itself. When looking and hearing at economic growth or impact, the main topics that are talked about are climate change, college, or even sports. Little do we know that wine has had impacted the growth in Sonoma County. Throughout this paper we will be looking at the history of wine, and the impact of wine in Sonoma county.
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