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Wine tourism, a possible advantage of the Timiş County Associate Professor PhD. Cipriana Sava

Wine tourism, a possible advantage of the Timiş County Associate Professor PhD. Cipriana Sava Faculty of Tourism and Commercial Management Timişoara Christian University ”D. Cantemir ” Bucharest, Romania cipriana.sava@gmail.com Key words : tourism, wine tourism, wineries, visitors.

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Wine tourism, a possible advantage of the Timiş County Associate Professor PhD. Cipriana Sava

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  1. Wine tourism, a possible advantage of the Timiş County Associate Professor PhD. Cipriana Sava Faculty of Tourism and Commercial Management Timişoara Christian University ”D. Cantemir” Bucharest, Romania cipriana.sava@gmail.com Key words: tourism, wine tourism, wineries, visitors

  2. Tourism is the activity whose development was influenced by the existence of natural and anthropic tourist resources, but also by the potential tourists’ motivation. Motivation is the main element that influences the buying decision of a tourist product and its consumption. It is personal and subjective, determined by a serious of endogenous (psychological) and exogenous (environmental) impulses. Tourists’ motivations are varied and multiple, from their need to recreation to that of knowledge.

  3. The form of tourism that has as purpose the visit to wine regions and wine tasting is known as wine tourism. The main elements of wine tourism are the village and the wine, as well as the wine cellars in the vineyards, the accommodation facilities, the tour-operators, and the gift shops. Types of wine consumers and tourists motivations

  4. Elements necessary to wine tourism and its results

  5. Tourists practicing this form of tourism can opt for: • itineraries like the “wine route”; • carriage or bike rides through vineyards; • vineyard sojourns; • visiting vineyards with wine tasting in the wine cellars; • visiting viti-vinicultural museums; • visiting wine houses; • participating in feasts and festivals; • participating to wine exhibitions and fairs; • participating to initiation courses in the secrets of wine.

  6. The Timiş County is located in the west part of Romania, bordering Serbia and Hungary, having an area of869665 ha (3,6% of the country’s total area), of which 702066 ha is agricultural area, that is 80,7% of the county’s total area. Evolution of areas cultivated with vine in the Timiş County

  7. Visits to Recaş and Val D’Or wineries can be done with a prior appointment, while in Petrovaselo the opening hours are from Monday to Friday between 9.00 and 17.30, other visits can be done with appointment 7 days before. • For wine tasting there is also a possibility in Timişoara at “De Savoya” wine shop whose GPS coordinates are 45.756674N, 21.228314E, and where all those interested are waited from Monday to Saturday (Monday-Thursday 11-23; Friday-Saturday 11-24). • Another attraction for tourists interested in wines and viniculture is in Teremia Mare, in Cultural Centre no. 74 where the Wine Museum is. • Interesting wine-related events are: • VINVEST annual exhibition, organized in Timişoara in April; • The Wine Festival, Timişoara, October; • The Wine Feast Recaş, October; • Papricaş and Wine Festival, Buziaş, October.

  8. Due to short distances from Timişoara, a leisure or knowledge excursion for local people or business people can be made effortless. The Recaş Wineries have three tasting rooms with a maximum capacity of 150 seats. In 2011 they have recorded, according to the sales manager, 10.000 tourists eager to know the production process of wine and to taste the “Gods’ liquor”, an increase of 20% compared to 2010. According to their origin country, half were foreigners, the majority coming from Austria and Germany. Investors intend to open an agrotourist pension in Recaş in order to develop the tourism activity. The activity in Petrovaselo started only in 2002, and the Petrovaselo Winery was opened in 2011, which is why there is no data about tourists who were there. At the Val D’Or Winery, which belongs to the "Heiner Buttenberg" foundation, tourists can also enjoy traditional food, especially the paprika stew cooked in their kitchen. Unfortunately, no access to the number of tourists was possible.

  9. Romania is known internationally for its quality wines. In the Timiş County, in its vineyards, there is the possibility to develop wine tourism, only the creation of various tourist packages and a more aggressive promotion being necessary. Rides with a carriage or bike through the vineyards are not yet included in the offers. Taking into account that the population in the wine areas is Romanian, German and Serbian, a great interest would be for the local cuisine, the traditions and the specific traditional costume. This form of tourism can be of interest to Romanian tourists from the region and the country, but also to foreigners. Wine tourism can address adults as well as pupils, but without wine tasting for the latter ones. It is known that this county is not among the first as tourist destination, therefore niche tourism, as wine tourism is perceived, could attract more tourists and increase the incomes in this field.

  10. Thank you !

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