1. Mapping and Querying Wine Products in Nova Scotia Lauren Slaunwhite May 29th, 2014

2. Contents Overview Input Data Data Preparation Statistical Analysis Geographical Analysis Popularity of Grapes and Wines Script Tool Conclusions Limitations Return on Investment 3. Overview Commercial wine production in Nova Scotia has a short history, beginning with Roger Dial and Grand Pre Winery in the 1980s Today, there are eleven (11) wineries belonging to the Winery Association of Nova Scotia (WANS) The WANS was founded in 2002 to primarily represent the interests of winemakers in Nova Scotia This project highlights the various wineries in Nova Scotia belonging to the WANS Analyses include grapes used in Nova Scotia wine production, wine produced in Nova Scotia, locations of wineries, and inventory and locations of Nova Scotia Liquor Corporation stores 4. Input Data Primary Data Includes: Wines Produced in NS (sources each winerys website and manually gathering data) Grapes used in that production (same sources) Locations of NSLC stores (NSLC website) Inventory for NSLC stores (web harvested using Beautiful Soup) 5. Data Preparation Data began as a table of inventory for bottles of wine in NSLC Fields were created that added together similar types of wine and also to group by winery Other data began as manual input, and was totaled using IBM SPSS for further analysis in the ArcMap environment 6. Data Table of NSLC Inventory 7. Data Table of NSLC Stores 8. Statistical Analysis Analyses were performed both on inventory for NSLC stores as well as by production by winery Average Nearest Neighbor tool used to determine pattern of points representing stores(clustered) and wineries(dispersed) Grape popularity and wine popularity was also analyzed 9. Average Nearest Neighbor Tool 10. Grapes Used in NS Wine Production 11. Popularity of Grapes for NS Wines 12. Most Popular Nova Scotia White Wines 13. Most Popular Nova Scotia Red Wines 14. Popularity of Each NS Winery 15. Geographical Analysis Geographical Analyses were performed on NSLC inventory as well as Winery production to determine distribution Pie chart maps also produced to show geographical distribution of various Wineries and their respective popularity at NSLC stores 16. Locations of NS Wineries 17. Total Number of Bottles in NSLC Stores by Winery 18. Number of White Wine Bottles in NSLC Stores by Winery 19. Number of Red Wine Bottles in NSLC Stores by Winery 20. Number of Bottles in NSLC Stores by Type of Wine and Winery 21. Locations of NSLC Stores 22. Total Number of Bottles of NS Wine in NSLC Stores by Store 23. Number of Bottles of NS White Wine in NSLC Stores by Store 24. Number of Bottles of NS White Red in NSLC Stores by Store 25. Number of Bottles of NS Sparkling Wine in NSLC Stores by Store 26. Number of Bottles of NS Fruit Wine in NSLC Stores by Store 27. Number of Bottles of NS Rose Wine in NSLC Stores by Store 28. Number of Dessert/Ice Wine Bottles in NSLC Stores by Store 29. Number of Fortified Wine Bottles in NSLC Stores by Store 30. Popularity of Local Wineries Based on NSLC Store Inventory 31. Popularity of Local Red and White Wine Based on NSLC Store Inventory 32. Hot Spot Analysis 33. Script Tool Grapes A python script Grapes.py was written to select data from a data table, and to produce outputs Very user friendly The script creates lists from which the user makes selections 34. Grapes.dbf 35. Tool Options; Example 36. Script in Use 37. Award Winning Wines At the 2014 All Canadian Wine Championships, 7 of the 11 wineries have won awards Avondale Sky Gaspereau Estate Petite Riviere Sainte Famille Annapolis Highland Jost LAcadie Vineyards Totalling 13 awards 38. Conclusions White wine is the dominant type of wine that is produced and sold in Nova Scotia, with red wine being the second LAcadie Blanc is the most popular grape used in Nova Scotia Wine production, and is used by all eleven wineries Jost produces and sells the most wine in Nova Scotia The Hot Spot Analysis shows white wine having high popularity in the Halifax area 39. Limitations Data is only based on NS Wines available in NSLC Stores Data is restricted to date of retrieval Does not include new wines, as they were not available the date that data was retrieved If any changes are made to a winerys website address, the script will no longer work properly 40. Return on Investment Nova Scotia wine industry contributes over $200 million annually to the provincial economy 100,000 tourists have visited Nova Scotia wineries in 2012 The total impact that the wine industry has on the Canadian economy is over $6.8 billion This project can encourage wineries to invest in promotion of online and user-friendly tools to encourage wine consumption and winery tours