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Consumer preferences for wine attributes in an emerging market

Ritu Mehta (Department of Marketing, Indian Institute of Management Calcutta, Kolkata, India)
Nivedita Bhanja (Department of Marketing, Indian Institute of Management Calcutta, Kolkata, India)

International Journal of Retail & Distribution Management

ISSN: 0959-0552

Article publication date: 15 December 2017

Issue publication date: 3 January 2018

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Abstract

Purpose

The growing wine market in India presents a tremendous opportunity for marketers to formulate a strategy targeted at the Indian consumers. The purpose of this paper is to identify the attributes that are important for young wine drinkers in their selection of wine, the preferred option within the identified attributes and the relative importance consumers place on the identified attributes.

Design/methodology/approach

In-depth interviews were carried out to identify the attributes of primary importance in the wine selection process. Subsequently, conjoint analysis was conducted on the data collected through a survey of 252 respondents which ranked purchase intention of profiles derived from an orthogonal design.

Findings

In-depth interviews revealed five factors as important in the choice of wine, namely, price, brand, taste, origin and type of the wine. The results of conjoint analysis showed price as the most important factor, followed by the type of the wine. Red was the most preferred type. Brand, taste and origin follow up in that order of importance with millennials preferring to buy familiar brands, sweet wines and of Indian origin.

Originality/value

The study contributes to the wine consumer behaviour research by identifying the attributes that are important for marketing of wine to the large segment of Indian millennial consumers. The findings will help marketers to better position their wines in the Indian market. The study will also aid in the development of product, branding and pricing decisions.

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Acknowledgements

The authors are grateful to the editor and the anonymous reviewers for their valuable feedback, which significantly improved the presentation of this paper.

Citation

Mehta, R. and Bhanja, N. (2018), "Consumer preferences for wine attributes in an emerging market", International Journal of Retail & Distribution Management, Vol. 46 No. 1, pp. 34-48. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJRDM-04-2017-0073

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Emerald Publishing Limited

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