As wine is increasingly becoming a lifestyle beverage among Chinese consumers, there is a great need to understand wine consumer profiles. The decision to consume wine has been associated with variables such as value consciousness, susceptibility to n...
As wine is increasingly becoming a lifestyle beverage among Chinese consumers, there is a great need to understand wine consumer profiles. The decision to consume wine has been associated with variables such as value consciousness, susceptibility to normative influence, need for uniqueness, preferences, and trust. The paper seeks to examine Chinese consumers’ wine-purchasing behavior and, more especially, the importance of country of origin (Old World Wine, New World Wine and Chinese wine) effects in the evaluation and assessment of wine quality and as it relates to decision making for wine purchases. The data for this study were collected in 2014 through an structured questionnaire targeted at randomly selected wine buyers in three kinds of China cities like big cities, middle cities and small cities. Chinese consumers tend to purchase wine primarily for sensorial reasons, consuming it on social occasions. The findings suggest that wine consumption in five consumer motivational factors. Value consciousness, susceptibility to normative influence and need for uniqueness were found to be strong and significant related in consumer preferences and value consciousness, susceptibility to normative influence were found to be strong and significant related in consumer trust for wine from three kinds of China cities. Consumer preferences and trust were found to be strong and significant related in wine-purchase intention. Linking those dimensions of region equity to consumer lifestyle, demographic and behavioral variables allows for tailoring marketing communications strategies closely to markets. This research can significantly help wine marketers to develop more effective positioning strategies in China. It will also help in the development of pricing and promotional decisions.