Importance of tasting rooms for Canary Islands' wineries

British Food Journal

Volumn 110, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 977-988

  Alonso, Abel D ^a   Sheridan, Lynnaire ^a   Scherrer, Pascal ^a  

^a EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Marketing strategy; Spain; Tourism; Wine; Winemaking

Indexed keywords

EID: 52449116857     PISSN: 0007070X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00070700810906606     Document Type: Article

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