American Association of Wine Economists

In the News

In the U.S.

Time Newsfeed (Jul 6, 2011): Study: You're Drunker Than That Wine Bottle Says You Should Be

Huffington Post (Jun 6, 2011): What's in a Name? Wine, Economics, and Terroir (by Robert Stavins)

Freakonomics Radio, NPR (Dec 15, 2010). Do More Expensive Wines Taste Better? (downloadable podcast)
http://freakonomicsradio.com/do-more-expensive-wines-taste-better.html

National Public Radio NPR, Marketplace (Nov 30, 2010): In vino veritas, Sort of (downloadable podcast)
National Public Radio NPR, Marketplace (Nov 30, 2010): In vino veritas, Sort of

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (Oct 17, 2010):  SPIRITS Science trumps wine dogma, and money can't buy me love
see attached pdf

Wines & Vines (Oct 13, 2010): Wine Ratings Spur Northwest Tourism

The Philadelphia Inquirer (Jan 21, 2010): Awash in wine; Judging the biggest American competition - 544 glasses worth - is a palate challenge, sobering and exhilarating

Tri-City Herald (WA) (Dec 1, 2009). Lies, damn lies and statistics (by Dan Berger)
See attached pdf

Wall Street Journal (Nov 20, 2009): A Hint of Hype, a Taste of Illusion

Wines & Vines (Oct 28, 2009): How Consumers Choose Wines

Wines & Vines (Jul 6, 2009): Organic Wine Label Rules Unclear:

The Colbert Report - Fancy Feast (May 11, 2009) (Video)
The Colbert Report (Monday May 11, 2009)

Sacramento Bee (Apr 22, 2009): Wine judging scrutinized after study finds inconsistent results
See attached pdf

Wines & Vines (Jan 26, 2009): How Consistent Are Wine Judges?

Wines & Vines (Aug 19, 2008): Economists Question Real Value of Wine

The Harvard Crimson (Mar 2, 2007), "Wine, Academics Prove Good Mix"

Wines & Vines (Jan 17, 2007), "Medals can raise price-points"

Financial Times (Nov 17, 2006): "Dear Economist."

CNBC: Orley Ashenfelter in Street Signs (Oct 20, 2006) (12MB Quicktime movie)

The Economist (Oct 12, 2006), Wine economics: fruity little numbers

Philadelphia Inquirer (July 23, 2006), The economy: an economic vintage that grows on the vine

The New York Times (July 15, 2006), “Economic Scene: in the language of gastronomy, those Michelin stars translate as dollar signs”

Wine Lovers Page (July 5, 2006) “Wine and the dismal science”

Freakonomics Blog (July 5, 2006), “Meet the American Association of Wine Economists (not a joke)”

Outside of the U.S.

IOL Lifestyle (South Africa) (Jul 14, 2011): How much alcohol is in that glass?

National Post (Canada) (Jul 10, 2011), School near fast-food joint? Expect fatter kids

Daily Mail (UK) (Jul 7, 2011): Wince that packs a bigger punch than you’d expect
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Stuff (New Zealand) (Jul 6, 2011): Kiwi wines keeping it honest

Midiamax News (Brazil) (Jul 5, 2011): Fabricantes erram teor alcoólico de vinho em rótulos, diz estudo

The Globe and Mail (Canada) (Jul 5, 2011): Getting tipsy? Your wine bottle might be lying to you

The Guardian (UK) Wine Alcohol Strength (Tuesday July 5, 2011)    

Sunday Times (South Africa) (Jun 25, 2011): The lighter side of climate change

RAI Bozen (Italian TV, in German) (June 23, 2011): Report about 5th Annual AAWE Conference in Bolzano, Italy (Video)

Vitisphere (France) (Jun 12, 2011): L’alcool dans des vins est une partie de Colin-Maillard

Vin Québec (Canada) (Jun 9, 2011): La hausse du taux d'alcool dans le vin n'est pas due au réchauffement climatique

Decanter (UK) (Jun 8, 2011): Climate change not responsible for rising alcohol levels: study

The Independent (UK) (May 31, 2011): Producers understate true strength of wines 

The Globe and Mail (Canada) (Feb 1, 2011): Why wine drinking and monogamy go together

The Times (UK) (Jan 27, 2011): Sobering truths for wine buffs; Eat my words See attached pdf   

Sydney Morning Herald (Australia) (Jan 11, 2011): Never mind the year, that view's a corker; wine

The Times (UK) (Jul 10, 2010): Label table
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The Australian (Australia) (Jul 5, 2010): To impress your guests, save cash on wine and go for a ritzy label 

Ottawa Citizen (Jul 3, 2010): You can judge a wine by its label, study finds; The more pricey it seems the more enjoyable it is See attached pdf  

The Times (UK) (Jul 3, 2010): Embarrassed by that cheap wine you've chosen? If the label looks expensive, you'll get away with it See attached pdf    

Yucasee Media (Japan) (May 11, 2010):

Mail & Guardian (UK) (Apr 16, 2010): Million-dollar palate 

The Guardian (UK) (Apr 8, 2010): A taste for Bordeaux: The critics have just declared Bordeaux's new vintage the best in living memory. But how can they judge wines that won't be ready to drink for another few decades?  

The Calgary Herald (Canada) (Apr 4, 2010): Uncork higher returns with a bottle of Bordeaux See attached pdf 

The Gazette (Canada) (Apr 3, 2010): Fine wines are liquid assets that can outperform stock market See attached pdf    

National Post's Financial Post & FP Investing (Canada) (Apr 3, 2010): Liquid assets in your portfolio; Wine is a high-return low-risk delicious kind of investment

The Globe and Mail (Canada) (Mar 30, 2010): For buyers and cellars: wine's robust returns

Reuters (UK) (Mar 13, 2010): Liquid assets outperform Russell 3000 Index

The Globe and Mail (Canada, Mar 2, 2010): The highs and lows of wine: Buy one Bordeaux or three bargain cab-sauvs?

The Globe and Mail (Canada) (Sep 29, 2009): The perfect wine label

The Globe and Mail (Canada) (Sep 1, 2009): The unexpected advice columnist

The Telegraph (UK) (Jan 29, 2009): Consumers warned over consistency of wine reviews

The Globe and Mail (Canada) (Sep 29, 2008): Betting on the weather? How Canadian;
To protect against warmer winters, a study suggests vintners could cushion their icewine crop with a well-placed wager
See attached pdf

Decanter (UK) (Apr 18, 2008): Price more important than taste: Caltech study reinforced

The Age (Melbourne, Australia) (Jul 24, 2007):  Do wine boycotts work?
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Asti Group (Russia) (Nov 4, 2006), Американские экономисты основали винный журнал

Agronavigator (Czech Republic) (Oct 20, 2006), “Co určuje cenu vína”

Opinião e Notícia  (Brazil) (Oct 16, 2006),  “Vinhos: preços em ascensão”

Decanter (UK) (May 18, 2006): Economists launch new wine journal

Marketing del vino (Italy) (May 17, 2006), American Association of Wine Economists