Is the Consumer Ready for Innovative Fruit Wines? Perception and Acceptability of Young Consumers
The consumption of traditional wine has decreased in Europe during the last fifteen years. In parallel, new wine alternatives obtained by blending wines and fruit juices or by flavoring wines with artificial or natural flavors have appeared on the market. Recently, an innovative fruit wine obtained...
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| author | Valentina Maria Merlino Daniela Fracassetti Alessandra Di Canito Simona Pizzi Danielle Borra Nicole Roberta Giuggioli Ileana Vigentini |
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| description | The consumption of traditional wine has decreased in Europe during the last fifteen years. In parallel, new wine alternatives obtained by blending wines and fruit juices or by flavoring wines with artificial or natural flavors have appeared on the market. Recently, an innovative fruit wine obtained by co-fermentation of grape must and kiwi juice has been proposed and its potential of attraction for consumers should be exploited. To assess the potential consumer acceptability and expectations towards this new product, an online choice experiment has been conducted involving a consumer group of young adults (18–35 years old; <i>n</i> = 373). After the data collection, participants were divided into two groups according to whether they had already tasted a fruit wine (neophiles) or had never tasted it (new entries). For each group, the individual’s responses (on wine consumption habits, expectations and willingness to consume and pay a fruit wine) were analyzed through Principal Component Analysis. Different consumption styles and expectation patterns were defined in the two groups. However, in general, neophiles showed consumption patterns based on the evaluation of fruit quality, sales format, alcoholic content and the presence or not of bubbles, not giving importance to the brand. In contrast, new entries’ responses identified consumption patterns driven by the willingness to pay for a new product, the product value for money and packaging features. Differences between the two groups in expectations about the product sensory characteristics also emerged. These findings should contribute to this area of study by integrating environmental, economic and social dimensions and addressing food innovation and sustainability in the fruit and wine chains. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-feb7d3aef6fd4098a70c4d9c04adb8ed2023-11-22T03:46:57ZengMDPI AGFoods2304-81582021-07-01107154510.3390/foods10071545Is the Consumer Ready for Innovative Fruit Wines? Perception and Acceptability of Young ConsumersValentina Maria Merlino0Daniela Fracassetti1Alessandra Di Canito2Simona Pizzi3Danielle Borra4Nicole Roberta Giuggioli5Ileana Vigentini6Department of Agricultural, Forest and Food Sciences (DISAFA), University of Turin, 10095 Turin, ItalyDepartment of Food, Environmental and Nutritional Sciences (DeFENS), University of Milan, 20133 Milan, ItalyDepartment of Food, Environmental and Nutritional Sciences (DeFENS), University of Milan, 20133 Milan, ItalyDepartment of Food, Environmental and Nutritional Sciences (DeFENS), University of Milan, 20133 Milan, ItalyDepartment of Agricultural, Forest and Food Sciences (DISAFA), University of Turin, 10095 Turin, ItalyDepartment of Agricultural, Forest and Food Sciences (DISAFA), University of Turin, 10095 Turin, ItalyDepartment of Food, Environmental and Nutritional Sciences (DeFENS), University of Milan, 20133 Milan, ItalyThe consumption of traditional wine has decreased in Europe during the last fifteen years. In parallel, new wine alternatives obtained by blending wines and fruit juices or by flavoring wines with artificial or natural flavors have appeared on the market. Recently, an innovative fruit wine obtained by co-fermentation of grape must and kiwi juice has been proposed and its potential of attraction for consumers should be exploited. To assess the potential consumer acceptability and expectations towards this new product, an online choice experiment has been conducted involving a consumer group of young adults (18–35 years old; <i>n</i> = 373). After the data collection, participants were divided into two groups according to whether they had already tasted a fruit wine (neophiles) or had never tasted it (new entries). For each group, the individual’s responses (on wine consumption habits, expectations and willingness to consume and pay a fruit wine) were analyzed through Principal Component Analysis. Different consumption styles and expectation patterns were defined in the two groups. However, in general, neophiles showed consumption patterns based on the evaluation of fruit quality, sales format, alcoholic content and the presence or not of bubbles, not giving importance to the brand. In contrast, new entries’ responses identified consumption patterns driven by the willingness to pay for a new product, the product value for money and packaging features. Differences between the two groups in expectations about the product sensory characteristics also emerged. These findings should contribute to this area of study by integrating environmental, economic and social dimensions and addressing food innovation and sustainability in the fruit and wine chains.https://www.mdpi.com/2304-8158/10/7/1545consumer expectationfruit winenew product acceptabilitynew entriesneophilesZ generation |
| spellingShingle | Valentina Maria Merlino Daniela Fracassetti Alessandra Di Canito Simona Pizzi Danielle Borra Nicole Roberta Giuggioli Ileana Vigentini Is the Consumer Ready for Innovative Fruit Wines? Perception and Acceptability of Young Consumers Foods consumer expectation fruit wine new product acceptability new entries neophiles Z generation |
| title | Is the Consumer Ready for Innovative Fruit Wines? Perception and Acceptability of Young Consumers |
| title_full | Is the Consumer Ready for Innovative Fruit Wines? Perception and Acceptability of Young Consumers |
| title_fullStr | Is the Consumer Ready for Innovative Fruit Wines? Perception and Acceptability of Young Consumers |
| title_full_unstemmed | Is the Consumer Ready for Innovative Fruit Wines? Perception and Acceptability of Young Consumers |
| title_short | Is the Consumer Ready for Innovative Fruit Wines? Perception and Acceptability of Young Consumers |
| title_sort | is the consumer ready for innovative fruit wines perception and acceptability of young consumers |
| topic | consumer expectation fruit wine new product acceptability new entries neophiles Z generation |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2304-8158/10/7/1545 |
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