12 pages., Paper presented at the European Association of Agricultural Economists (EAAE) international congress, August 28-September 1, 2017, Parma, Italy., Researchers examined the effectiveness of the communication of the region of origin in print advertising messages for wine bearing a geographic indications (GI) label. Results demonstrated the ability of extrinsic advertising cues (region of origin) to create value. The geographical area exerted a more favorable influence on consumers' purchase intention when it was conveyed in pictorial-textual format.