The Wine Clusters of Mendoza and Serra Gaúcha: A Local Development Perspective

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Published: Nov 12, 2016
DOI: https://doi.org/10.17428/rfn.v26i52.108
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cluster local development wine industry territory regional indicator

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María Verónica Alderete

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This paper consists of a descriptive analysis that explains how the successful performance of the wine cluster is followed by improvements in local development indicators. To this end, certain local development indicators are proposed to describe and compare the wine clusters of Mendoza (Argentina) and Serra Gaúcha (Brazil). In Argentina, the Mendoza wine cluster has stimulated the local development of the region. For its part, Serra Gaúcha is the most successful wine center in Brazil and regards Mendoza as the benchmark in terms of local development.

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Alderete, M. V. (2016). The Wine Clusters of Mendoza and Serra Gaúcha: A Local Development Perspective. Frontera Norte, 26(52), 179–204. https://doi.org/10.17428/rfn.v26i52.108
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Vol. 26 No. 52 (2014): julio-diciembre, 2014
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Notas

Until 2003, wine was classified as table, fine and others. The launch of new wines (INV Res No. 12/04) led to the decategorization of wines, which should only be classified as "wine."

The winemaking indicators correspond to Rio Grande Do Sul. Statistical information centers in Brazil do not have this information at the municipal level, in order to calculate the level of the Serra Gaúcha region. In any case, RGS represents 90 percent of domestic wine production.

On the other hand, the search for causality in a multivariate phenomenon is a difficult challenge to meet, particularly given the lack of information.