Wine and tourism

An analysis of synergies in Italy

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ID21689643
AutoresCristina Vaquero‐piñeiro (0000-0002-1378-3361, Roma Tre University, autor de correspondencia), Roberto Henke (0000-0003-1677-0387, CREA – Centre for Policies and Bioeconomy – Rome, Italy), Orlando Cimino (0000-0001-9841-7223, CREA – Centre for Policies and Bioeconomy – Regional Office of Calabria – Rende (CS), Italy), Roberta Sardone (0000-0001-7650-6102, CREA – Centre for Policies and Bioeconomy – Rome, Italy)
Año2025
Volumen31
Número6
Páginas1053-1073
Fecha de publicación2025-09-01
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaTourism Economics (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1354-8166 • E-ISSN: 2044-0375
EditorialSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/13548166251338872
OpenAlexW4409966198
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas2
Referencias citadas52

Wine is gaining increasing importance in the modern tourism industry. The aim of this paper is to unpack the relations between engaging agritourism practices and wine farming specialisation in Italy, with special emphasis on socio-economic sustainability performances. The analysis is conducted at the farm level using Italian Farm Accountancy Data Network (FADN) data over the 2017–2021 period and exploiting a Propensity Score Matching approach. Results show that wine farms are more likely to pursue agritourism activities than other farms, with high-quality wine producers offering a more diverse tourism option. Wine tourism affects socio-economic sustainability, but with differences noted between high-quality and conventional producers. Implications arise for policy makers and practitioners building local development strategies and finding inroads to fostering sustainable tourism

Business · Economic geography · Economics · Geography · Tourism · Wine · Business Strategy and Innovation · Cooperative Studies and Economics · Wine Industry and Tourism