Price and the Law

Question 1

costs of grape growing

Answer 1

land
vines
trellis
labour

Question 2

costs of winemaking?

Answer 2

equipment and machinery
bottling facilities (can be shared)
amount of time wine needs to be kept before sale

Question 3

factors that effect price of wine?

Answer 3

packaging
transport, distribution, sales 
taxes
retailers 
market forces

Question 4

describe market forces

Answer 4

how much the destination market will pay
demand
pressure put on for demand drives prices

Question 5

name and briefly describe the 3 types of wine producer

Answer 5

co-operatives
- owned cooperatively, deliver grapes to winery, run by wine making team employed by all, good for growers because guaranteed buyer, challenging for winemaker not having control - common in europe

merchants
- buy grapes or juice, contracts with suppliers, high demand makes it difficult to guarantee a regular supply of suitable grapes - common outside of europe
french : negociant

estates
- make wine from grapes they grow, smaller scale, fewer blending options
french : domaine

Question 6

what does “contains sulfites” mean on a wine label

Answer 6

certain amount of so2, although usually it is produced naturally

Question 7

who controls GIs

Answer 7

world trade organization

Question 8

if a GI is on a label how much of the bottle much come from GI

Answer 8

85% - less strict

Question 9

how much percent of grapes must come from the specified PDO

Answer 9

100%

Question 10

what is the french term for PDO

Answer 10

AC - appellation d’orgine controlee

Question 11

what is the french term for PGI

Answer 11

IGP

traditionally- vin de pays

Question 12

why do producers in europe prefer PGI

Answer 12

it allows non traditional varieties in the blend and is less strict on production but still limits yield and production