http://wineeconomist.com/2009/01/27/cooperatives-and-fair-trade-2/ Tue, 21 May 2013 21:21:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://wineeconomist.com/2009/01/27/cooperatives-and-fair-trade-2/#comment-244 Thu, 29 Jan 2009 17:00:30 +0000 http://wineeconomist.com/?p=466#comment-244 that crashing sound you hear is the whole sickly crew of little winesnobs hurling their shoes, flutes and whatevertheydrinkfromthesedays at you for implying that the Big Houses have a positive influence on quality…

]]> http://wineeconomist.com/2009/01/27/cooperatives-and-fair-trade-2/#comment-243 Wed, 28 Jan 2009 19:58:37 +0000 http://wineeconomist.com/?p=466#comment-243 Thanks for the comment, Steve. I don’t know enough about the Champagne cooperatives. I think they quality key there might be the influence of the big houses that buy and blend the coop wines. More research required.

]]> http://wineeconomist.com/2009/01/27/cooperatives-and-fair-trade-2/#comment-242 Wed, 28 Jan 2009 18:25:42 +0000 http://wineeconomist.com/?p=466#comment-242 My understanding is that alot of champagne is made by cooperatives. i’m not sure if this is the optimal structure but it works because champagne can only be produced in a limited geographical area. this prevents a race to the bottom because the price of entry is so high. i’m not familiar with the italian cooperatives you mentioned, but i suspect that they are in a similar situation. Do you think this will work in the ‘wild west’ where terroir is where you find it (or the marketing guys define it)?

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