RT info:eu-repo/semantics/article T1 Wine experience scale: validating the behavior and motivations of Spanish wine tourists A1 Margaça, Clara A1 Calderón Monge, Esther A1 Sánchez Garcia, José Carlos K1 Spain K1 Scale validation K1 Hedonic experience K1 Wine experience K1 Wine tourist motivations K1 Comercio K1 Commerce K1 Enología K1 Wine and wine making K1 Psicología K1 Psychology AB Purpose:Understanding the role of emotion, landscape, involvement and storytelling related to wine is the basis for understanding the wine tourist experience. The purpose of this study is to analyze the validity and reliability of the wine experience scale in Spain.Design/methodology/approach:The scale validation comprised translation, cultural adaptation and validity, in which 250 wine tourists (45.6% male and 54.4% female) from 17 Spanish wineries participated. Data was collected on different days during three consecutive months. To carry out the analyses, IBM SPSS and JASP software were used.Findings:The statistical procedures used allowed the verification of psychometric properties as well as adjustment indices and reliability measures. The analyses carried out retained 16 items and ensured grouping into four factors: wine storytelling, wine involvement, winescape and wine tasting excitement.Originality/value:By providing this instrument, it will be possible to create a promising path of commercial knowledge. Its application will contribute to establishing a more accurate profile of wine tourists and, simultaneously, to adapting a sustainable tourist offer. PB Emerald SN 1751-1062 YR 2024 FD 2024-02 LK http://hdl.handle.net/10259/9629 UL http://hdl.handle.net/10259/9629 LA eng DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Burgos RD 23-nov-2024