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Consumer personality, attitudes and preferences in out-of-home contexts: The case of rosé wine in Italy

Roberta Capitello (Department of Business Administration, University of Verona, Verona, Italy)
Claudia Bazzani (Department of Business Administration, University of Verona, Verona, Italy)
Diego Begalli (Department of Business Administration, University of Verona, Verona, Italy)

International Journal of Wine Business Research

ISSN: 1751-1062

Article publication date: 12 March 2019

Issue publication date: 10 April 2019

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Abstract

Purpose

This study aims to focus on consumers’ preferences towards rosé wine and explore whether and how the consumption context may influence consumers’ choices.

Design/methodology/approach

Using social networks platform, the authors conducted a choice experiment, to evaluate Italian consumers’ preferences for a glass of rosé in two consumption contexts, restaurant and wine bar. Characteristics of the rosé wine also included price, origin and type of wine. The authors applied a latent class analysis to define rosé wine consumers’ segments and incorporated personality traits in the model.

Findings

The results define three rosé wine drinkers’ profiles: “Wine bar visitors”, “The unenthusiastic” and “Restaurant visitors”. Socio-demographic characteristics and personality traits significantly affect consumers’ membership to the different segments. Who prefers to drink a rosé glass at the wine bar is younger, more opened to new experiences and, therefore, more inclined towards more sophisticated choices. Consumers at the restaurants tend to be more extrovert and sensitive to price.

Practical implications

This study offers insight for practitioners of both wine and hospitality industries in the development of strategies for new products market placement and, at the same time, for academics who are interested in the understanding of behavioural reasoning of consumers’ wine purchase choices.

Originality/value

This research investigates the effect of consumption context on individuals’ preference formation for a less familiar wine, such as rosé in Italy. To the authors’ knowledge, no previous studies explored how personality traits may affect consumers’ wine consumption context choices.

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Acknowledgements

The authors would like to thank Dario De Caro for his precious help in the data collection phase. Any remaining errors are the responsibility of the authors.

Citation

Capitello, R., Bazzani, C. and Begalli, D. (2019), "Consumer personality, attitudes and preferences in out-of-home contexts: The case of rosé wine in Italy", International Journal of Wine Business Research, Vol. 31 No. 1, pp. 48-67. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJWBR-06-2018-0022

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Emerald Publishing Limited

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