Essays about: "wine producers"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 22 essays containing the words wine producers.

  1. 16. More than wine : cultural ecosystem services in vineyard landscapes

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Klara Johanna Winkler; [2014]
    Keywords : landscape use; socio-cultural perspective; Q-Method; non-material values; landscape services; cultural landscapes; England; California; sustainability science ; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Problem area: Ecosystem services, the benefits that people obtain from nature, are essential for human well-being, but are declining globally. Even though research on ecosystem services has increased in the last decade, knowledge on cultural ecosystem services (CES), which are the non-material benefits people gain from ecosystems, is still limited. READ MORE

  2. 17. Sensory profiling of Swedish white wines and a contextual analysis of Swedish viticulture

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Plant Breeding (from 130101)

    Author : Julia Lindén; [2014]
    Keywords : Swedish wine; Nordic wine; sensory analysis; microclimate; wine tourism; Solaris; cool climate; cold climate; viticulture; contextual analysis;

    Abstract : The aim of the study is twofold, to generate a sensory profile of Swedish wine today and to investigate the opinion of both wine producers and wine experts on viticulture in Sweden and wine from grapes grown in Sweden, achieved through a contextual analysis comprising a literature study and interviews with wine producers in Sweden and Denmark and wine experts from Sweden and Germany, and a sensory analysis at the company Ipsos. ‘Mixed methods’ was the chosen research strategy as the semi-structured interviews gave qualitative results and the sensory analysis would give quantitative results displayed as spider charts. READ MORE

  3. 18. Opportunities for improved environmental sustainability of a wine producer in South Africa : natural resource management and climate change adaptation and mitigation

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Soil and Environment

    Author : Ida Åslund; [2013]
    Keywords : wine production; erosion; carbon footprint; climate change mitigation; viticulture; Greenhouse Gas Emissions; soil conservation; life cycle analysis;

    Abstract : South Africa has been among the top ten wine producing countries for at least 20 years. Even though the land under grapevines is decreasing globally it is still increasing in Africa. READ MORE

  4. 19. Internationalization of the Macedonian wine exporters

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

    Author : Iva Joveva; [2011]
    Keywords : Internationalization process; Republic of Macedonia; networks; wine producers;

    Abstract : The thesis investigates the internationalization process of the Macedonian wine producers and the challenges they face along their international path. The aim of the thesis is to describe, explain and understand how Macedonian wine producers internationalize. READ MORE

  5. 20. Macedonian agriculture : preconditions for development of the agro-sector in Macedonia towards EU accession

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

    Author : Leida Sergo; [2010]
    Keywords : Macedonia; agriculture; farm accountancy data network FADN ; farm monitoring system FMS ; competitive; EU accession;

    Abstract : The focus of the thesis is: how conditions for agriculture in the Republic of Macedonia today may form the basis for development of the agricultural sector towards conditions needed for future accession into the European Union. The method for investigating this question has been to look at newly available farm monitoring system (FMS) data from Macedonia. READ MORE