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Gourmet, Rachael Ray, Chardonnay Connection
I was trying to explain to my students the lasting importance of Robert Mondavi and I suddenly realized that Julia Child was the key. Mondavi tried to do for wine in America what Julia tried to do for...
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Extreme Value Wine Goes Mainstream
Our friend Jerry doesn’t seem like the kind of guy who would go digging around in the closeout bin or shopping for wine at Aldi – too classy for that — but there he was at Joyce and Barry’s house on...
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Curse of the Blue Nun
Writing about Riesling got me to thinking about great German Rieslings and, because I am a Dismal Scientist after all, I also started thinking about the not-so-great German wines that define that...
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Wagnerians vs. Martians
Rhine maidens from an opera by a different Wagner. I’ve spent the last couple of days reading Thomas Pinney’s masterful A History of Wine in America (Vol. 2: From Prohibition to the Present, University...
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Trickle Down [Wine] Economics Jitters
The stock market has the jitters these days and one of the causes is the fear that, even with massive fiscal and monetary stimulus, we may be experiencing a jobless recovery. Things looks OK from the...
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The Wine Economist 200
This is The Wine Economist’s 200th post since it began a little more than three years ago under the name “Grape Expectations” – a good opportunity to reflect briefly on readership trends, just as I...
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Washington Wine’s Identity Crisis
The title of the seminar was provocative: “In Search Of: Washington’s Singular Style.” Moderator Bruce Schoenfeld of Travel + Leisure magazine wanted to talk about regional wine identity. What does...
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Is Malbec Washington’s Next Big Thing?
Celebrate! April 17 is Malbec World Day Every year Seattle magazine publishes a list of Washington’s top wines and wineries and identifies an “emerging” wine variety to highlight and promote. This year...
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Reimagining Chile’s Wine Identity
What do you think of when you think of Italian wine? Many people think first of Italy — the place, the art, the people, the culture and the food (OK, especially the food). The romantic idea of Italy...
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Chilean Wine at the Crossroads
When Oz Clarke spoke at the Wines of Chile Awards seminar earlier this year, his theme was simple and clear: Chilean wine is at a crossroads and it was up to the people in that room to decide which...
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Wine Innovation: Lessons from Portugal
Innovation is a hot topic in the wine industry these days. While some wine brands can depend upon their traditional markets, messages and products, many producers find themselves under increasing...
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The “Big & Hot” Guide to Best-selling U.S. Wine Brands
The August 2015 issue of Wines & Vines magazine is full of interesting and useful information as usual. One article that caught my eye provides IRI off-premise wine sales data for the top 20 U.S....
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St Supéry Winery Sale: From Algeria to California & from Skalli to Chanel
I was surprised to learn a couple of weeks ago that Robert Skalli, founder of the St Supéry winery in Rutherford, was selling his family’s iconic winery and vineyards to Chanel, the French luxury goods...
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Craft Wine? Craft Beer’s Innovation Edge (and What Wine Can Do About It)
People in the wine business tend to look at each other and see rivals like in the old Mad Magazine Spy vs Spy comic strip. In the battle for shelf space, consumer attention or critical praise, it...
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VinoVip al Forte: Money, Taste, & the Future of the Italian Wine Industry
What’s holding back the Italian wine industry and how can it change to be more successful in the hyper-competitive global market environment? These questions brought us to a Tuscan seaside resort last...
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