Firm Creation, Firm Evolution and Clusters in Chile’s Dynamic Wine Sector: Evidence from the Colchagua and Casablanca Regions



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A study of the clusters apparent in the two valleys led to the conclusion that more
research was needed for the Casablanca valley. In the Colchagua valley various views
were represented on the formation of the different sub groups or cliques, representing a
conflict in the literature. The characteristic both authors (Olavarria et al, 2008; Giuliani,
2006) agreed on was that size mattered in innovation and density of linkages, with the
smaller firms being those left to struggle to incorporate themselves into knowledge
networks once again.

What all this demonstrates is that the future of small wineries in Chile may seem to be
rather uncertain. Olavarria et al (2008) list some of the support available to this genre of
wine firms but the reality is if these firms cannot innovate to differentiate themselves
from the bigger wineries, there may well be the consolidation of producers that so many
of the interviewee’s predicted.

References

Arnold, D., De Royere, A. and Stevenson, H. (2002) “Montgras: Export stratergy for a
Chilean winery”. Harvard Business School.

Asociacion de Empresarios Vitivinicolas de Casablanca (2008) Website viewed in 2008,
www.casablancavalley.cl

Banco Central de Chile (1982) Precios y Cantidades Fisicas de Principales Productos de
Exportacion e Importacion, Diciembre 1981.
Santiago.

Banco Central de Chile (1983) Indicadores Economicosy Sociales, 1960-82. Santiago.

Banco Central de Chile (1989) Indicadores de Comercio Exterior, Diciembre 1989.
Santiago.

Banco Central de Chile (2008) Indicadores de Comercio Exterior: Cuarto trimestre de
2007.
Santiago.



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