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Starbucks, McDonald’s, and the Global Wine Glut Two of the most-read Wine Economist columns of 2023 analyzed theories of the global wine glut. The first focused on demographic theories (generational differences and life-cycle patterns) and the second took aim at economic forces (rising inflation, interest rates, housing costs, consumer and business debt). The first column got more attention. Until now. A recent […]
https://wineeconomist.com/2024/05/14/starbucks/

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Is Orange the New White? Orange wine (white wine made with extended skin contact) isn’t new, but some people think it might be the next big thing. Is Orange the new White when it comes to wine? White the New Red? These are interesting times for the wine business, as recent OIV studies have shown. Not only is global wine […]
https://wineeconomist.com/2024/05/07/orange/

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GD Vajra: Once Upon a Time in Barolo Once upon a time … That’s how many of our most beloved stories begin, so that’s how we begin this report on the wines of G.D. Vajra. These wines might be best understood in the context of the stories about them. And the stories have surely helped us understand and appreciate what we found in […]
https://wineeconomist.com/2024/04/30/gdvajra/

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Wine Book Review: Discovering the Hidden Vineyards of Paris Geoffrey Finch, The Hidden Vineyards of Paris (Board and Bench, 2023). Urban wineries aren’t surprising anymore. It is not that difficult to truck in grapes and other supplies to make (and then sell) wine in the heart of a busy city. City wineries are not as ubiquitous as local craft breweries, but they aren’t hard […]
https://wineeconomist.com/2024/04/23/paris/

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Roots to Resilience and Success for Ontario’s Wine Industry There has been a lot of troubling wine business news recently and I am watching closely to see if, when, and how the industry can pull together to address the many problems. As I wrote a few weeks ago, Lewis Perdue’s 1999 book “The Wrath of Grapes” criticized wine industry groups for putting individual interests […]
https://wineeconomist.com/2024/04/16/ontario-2024/

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