The 17th of October represents a significant watershed in the practice of tourism in Canada. We believe that the decriminalization of the use of cannabis will have a fundamental impact on tourism and tourist activities. Despite these declarations, we suspect that most organizations and businesses in the tourism sector in Nova Scotia are either still …
So far, our research has focused on consumer behaviour in tourism. Specifically, as it relates to the Nova Scotia grape and wine sector. Since there are natural similarities in consumer behaviour concerning food, wine, and beverages, we are extending our research to include these sectors as well. Of late, the Province has seen significant growth …
Presentation: Acadia’s Grape and Wine Research Landscape Current grape and wines sector research at Acadia and our projects. 16 February 2018
This research marks the first test of the recently developed differentiated pleasure scale (from Consumer Behaviour) as applied to food science. For six decades now, sensory evaluation of taste has been dominated by the use of Peryam & Pilgrim’s (1957) hedonic scale, measuring liking or preference. To illustrate, this dominant view assumes that the difference …
Specialty/niche tourism offerings are growing, as tourists and other visitors increasingly seek out unique experiences. In Nova Scotia, where artisanal wineries, craft breweries, and micro-distilleries are launching at a rapid pace, it is not surprising that beverage tourism offerings – such as the Wolfville Magic Winery Bus and Good Cheer Trail – are enjoying increased …
A Budding Tourism Industry: The Future of Agri-tourism is Cannabis Read More »
The Preference (f)or Pleasure: Exploring the Multidimensional Nature of the Hedonic Sensory Experience Sears, McSweeney, Weatherbee & Jantzi Poster presented at the Pangborn Sensory Science Symposium, August 2017 Abstract: Sensory research has long relied on the use of a 9-point hedonic scale to measure consumers’ liking of food products. Similarly, marketing research in consumer behavior …
Even as Nova Scotia provides incentives for growers to plant more vineyards, over-production has led other wine regions to launch – or consider – incentives to rip out grape vines in favour of other crops. Which begs the question: how much is enough?
When the world’s largest wine competition announced this year’s winners, it was a local Nova Scotian winery that cleaned up at the international event. Blomidon Estate Winery earned the silver and bronze medals for three of its Méthode Traditionelle sparkling wines at this year’s event. Read more …
“We recognized right out of the gate that there’s a good part of the wine that is in the enjoyment of the place you’re having it, with the company that you’re in and the mood you’re in, the food you’re pairing. We drew a direct line between wine and culinary. So, in the same way …
Lightfoot & Wolfville winery to open next month in Wolfville, NS Read More »
Judges are sipping their way through record number of entries for this year’s awards. Time-lapse video of set-up