Social Sustainability in the Global Wine Industry Concepts and Case
This book examines the social dimension of sustainability in the wine industry. Social sustainability focuses on people and communities. Contributors explore topics such as philanthropy, poverty, natural disasters, communication, and wine tour
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Edited by Sharon L. Forbes Tracy-Anne De Silva Armand Gilinsky Jr.
Social Sustainability in the Global Wine Industry
Sharon L. Forbes · Tracy-Anne De Silva · Armand Gilinsky Jr. Editors
Social Sustainability in the Global Wine Industry Concepts and Cases
Editors Sharon L. Forbes Lincoln University Christchurch, New Zealand
Tracy-Anne De Silva Lincoln University Christchurch, New Zealand
Armand Gilinsky Jr. Sonoma State University Sebastopol, CA, USA
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Preface
Overview of the Global Wine Industry The product of wine has existed for thousands of years, with evidence dating it back to the Neolithic Age (Phillips, 2017). Whilst today the wine industry is synonymous with nations such as France, Italy and Spain, the earliest wine-producing areas were in China and the Middle East. Over time, wine production has spread around the globe. The nations that have a history of producing wines for many centuries are often referred to as Old World wine nations: examples include France, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Germany and the re-emergence of China. Wines from these nations were commonly based on the concept of terroir or place. Wines were typically introduced into other nations by early settlers; these nations have a much shorter history of wine production and are called New World wine nations. Examples of New World nations include Australia, New Zealand, the USA,
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