Original scientific paper

WINE MARKETS IN CENTRAL EUROPE

Š. BOJNEC

Abstract

This paper analyses the tendencies of grapes growing, wine trading and wine price competitiveness in Central European region. Croatia is net exporter of wines, Hungary is net exporter of grapes and wines, and Austria, Slovakia, and Slovenia are net importers of grapes and wines. Reductions in vineyards and increase in yields are found for Austria, Hungary, and Slovakia. More stable developments in vineyards, but decline in yields, are found for Croatia and Slovenia. Grape production increases in Austria, remains stable in Croatia, explores annual oscillations in Hungary, and declines in Slovakia and Slovenia. Export-to-import wine prices deteriorate for Austria and Hungary with most recent stabilization and price similarity, which hold also for Slovakia. Slovenian export-to-import wine prices are unstable, while Croatia experiences a bit higher export than import wine prices. Wine marketing, wine brand image of
quality, and wine tourism are seen as tools to improve competitiveness in the wine sector.

Keywords

Grapes growing; wine trade; wine price; tourism; marketing

Hrčak ID:

17385

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/17385

Publication date:

22.12.2006.

Article data in other languages: slovenian

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