Wine price determinants. Is there a homogeneous international standard?

This article presents an international comparison of the main determinants of wine prices in specialist online wine shops. Hedonic price functions were estimated for 9624 wines spread among four datasets from France, Italy, Germany and Australia. To explain price variation data was collected on wine...

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Main Authors: Tânia Gonçalves, João Rebelo, Lina Lourenço-Gomes, José Caldas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Firenze University Press 2021-04-01
Series:Wine Economics and Policy
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Online Access:https://oaj.fupress.net/index.php/wep/article/view/8879
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Summary:This article presents an international comparison of the main determinants of wine prices in specialist online wine shops. Hedonic price functions were estimated for 9624 wines spread among four datasets from France, Italy, Germany and Australia. To explain price variation data was collected on wine classification, closure type, wine origin, medals or awards, vintage, alcohol content, color, and grape variety. Results from quantile regression models show that the wine vintage is a common price driver in all markets and quantiles. A quite similar effect was found for alcohol content. In terms of color, the implicit prices for red and white wines are also structurally different between countries, particularly in origin, blend, closure, awards and age. Thus, the markets should be assumed as heterogeneous, and the extrapolation of the results from one market to another may lead to erroneous management decisions. 
ISSN:2213-3968
2212-9774