Shavteli Winery: where to go from here?
Publication date: 1 October 2011
Issue publication date: 1 October 2011
Abstract
Subject area
International marketing, national competitiveness, strategic decision-making, wine.
Study level/applicability
Undergraduate and MBA.
Case overview
The nationally important Georgian wine industry by 2008 was in a deep recession due largely to the continuing 2006 Russian wine embargo, prior to which Russia had been the largest export market for Georgian wines. Second World War-era Georgian wineries such as Shavteli (disguised), in the historic Racha-Lechkumi wine-producing region, were disadvantaged due to aging facilities, lack of tourist infrastructure, and inadequate capital to make needed changes to compete in the global markets for emerging economy wines. All nearby wineries faced continuing operating deficits, high inventory levels, and could lose much of their aging wine inventory to oxidation if they could not quickly sell more wine or convert the wine to brandy. To avert becoming another defunct producer, Shavteli needed a strategy. Industry observers were divided about whether Shavteli and its sister Georgian wineries should continue operating independently, seek government support, or form a marketing association to create new export demand. Students need to prepare a strategic plan for Shavteli and the Georgian wine industry.
Expected learning outcomes
Students should develop well-supported recommendations for competitive strategies in an emerging economy. Students should use strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats and country competitiveness analyses to ascertain vision and mission, segmentation, targeting, positioning, and alliance strategies for international markets.
Supplementary materials
Teaching notes.
Keywords
Acknowledgements
The authors prepared this field-researched case, synopsis, and instructor's manual solely for class discussion rather than to illustrate either effective or ineffective handling of a situation. All names of people and companies have been disguised at their request, although all events are real.
Citation
Gilinsky, A. and Trela, B. (2011), "Shavteli Winery: where to go from here?", , Vol. 1 No. 4. https://doi.org/10.1108/20450621111186200
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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