Reinventing the American Wine Industry: Marketing Strategies and the Construction of Wine Culture

Ai HIsano ()
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Ai HIsano: Harvard Business School, General Management Unit

No 17-099, Harvard Business School Working Papers from Harvard Business School

Abstract: This working paper examines the remarkable growth of wine consumption in the United States since the 1960s. The country is now the largest wine consumer in the world, exceeding the wine-producing European countries such as France and Italy, which had long dominated world markets. The paper identifies the late 1960s and 1970s as the major turning point by analyzing the role of businesses in reinventing the image of wine from a cheap and very alcoholic beverage to a sophisticated natural product, and a fine accompaniment for gourmet food. By creating wine as a symbol of social status, the reimagined wine industry became a reinforcer of social and class divisions in the United States.

Pages: 36 pages
Date: 2017-05
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