La industria vinícola del jerez y la replantación del viñedo, 1894-1914: una aportación de historia empresarial

Enrique Montañés
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Enrique Montañés: Universidad de Cádiz

Historia Agraria. Revista de Agricultura e Historia Rural, 2017, issue 71, 143-173

Abstract: This article examines the relationship between viticulture and the sherry industry during the difficult times of the phylloxera plague and changes in international markets prior to 1914. Based on company documents, this study offers a new set of statistics on the main indicators of the sherry sector (vineyards, musts, wines, export prices, and the added value of the industrial phase). It demonstrates the high added value in sherry wine production and the dominance of export firms. Although the loss of vineyards caused an increase in the price of musts, high production costs and a decrease in sherry demand limited the size of new vineyards, thus limiting their extension. This favored replanting vineyards, but only winegrowers with sufficient financial resources were able to carry this out. Some winegrowers demanded a restrictive regional appellation, but the opposition of the export firms obstructed the establishment of a collective brand.

Keywords: Vineyard; Phylloxera; Sherry; Export firms; Collective brand (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: N44 N53 N83 N94 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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