Year: 2015
Type: article
Abstract: Champagne is considered to be one of the most representative of France’s luxury industries. The success of Champagne among well-off Spanish classes in the final decades of the 19th century motivated a group of Catalonian business people to develop an indigenous industry that would imitate the very specific characteristics of this wine product. The growth of this nascent industry in Spain was facilitated by tariffs, the growth of living standards in Spain and the difficulties of the sparkling wine industry in France at the start of the 20th century. French producers became more concerned as the Catalan producers attempted to develop their presence on international markets and the subsequent pressure led them to enhance the characteristics that made Cava different and original.
Source: Entreprises et histoire
DOI: 10.3917/eh.079.0007
Authors: Eve Lamendour, Yannick Lemarchand
Language: French
Subfield: Economics and Econometrics
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W2185405209