Opinions and attitudes of wine consumers utilizing focus group
Opini μes e atitudes dos consumidores de vinho utilizando grupo de foco.

The objective of this work was to understand the opinions, attitudes and the perceptions of wine consumers using the focus group technique. 24 wine consumers were selected through a recruitment questionnaire to participate in the focus group. Three focus group sessions were carried out, with eight consumers in each. It was veri ed that the factors most observed by the consumers at the time of wine purchase were brand (71%), origin (75%) and price (75%). In relation to the type of wine, 50% of the participants prefer suave red wine. The factors that in uence the purchase process and consumer preference are different in relation to the evaluation of consumers and specialists.