Comments for The Wine Economist

Comment on The Parisian Idea of Wine by Dan Herbon

Dan Herbon — Fri, 07 Jun 2013 11:14:08 +0000

I’m from the US but now live in France, I went to school at the AUP in Paris. We don’t drink wine at the local pub and bars in Paris due to the fact that it the cheap vinegar tasting wine. Even low level restaurants sever it @ 7 euro for a 25ml. (most tourist can’t tell what level of junk they’re drinking and the Pub,bar or restaurant makes a killing off of it). We drink wine at the house with meals with guest for about 5 euros a bottle we can get some good wines that would run around 30-40 dollars in the US. Plus, the French know if you want to have wine at a nice restaurant bring a bottle (that you know and like) with you and they’ll open for you for a small fee of course.

On a different note the younger generation in France has now started to binge drinking like in the US/UK. 10 years ago I would only see bums walking around with a pint of beer on the metro and now I see 18-25 years with a six packs or pints, drinking them on the metro on there way to the bar.

Comment on Christiane Amanpour and Chinese Wine: The Wine Economist Interview by Mike Veseth

Mike Veseth — Thu, 06 Jun 2013 14:51:44 +0000

We tasted it over about an hour (although not with a steak). I wrote about this tasting in Wine Wars. Maybe we didn’t give it a fair trial? But I also wrote about an excellent Chinese wine that we tasted on a different occasion — from Grace Vineyards. Quite nice! There will be more about Chinese wine in Extreme Wine, which is due out in October.

Comment on Christiane Amanpour and Chinese Wine: The Wine Economist Interview by Lydia

Lydia — Thu, 06 Jun 2013 14:48:45 +0000

Congratulations on your interview! Your 10-year old tasting note on Chinese wine sounds awful. Did you have a second taste after letting it breathe accompanied by a nice steak?

Comment on Early Days for Virginia’s Early Mountain Vineyards by S. Tyley

S. Tyley — Thu, 06 Jun 2013 04:19:08 +0000

Head to Breaux for lovely Virginia Nebbiolos, which they’ve been making for years.

Comment on Term Papers: Wine, Women, Song (and more) by Winedirectsolutions

Winedirectsolutions — Tue, 04 Jun 2013 00:15:52 +0000

Hi Mike:

Please ask Erin if she is willing to share her paper on music and wine tasting. I’m intrigued and would like to share with my wine marketing class at WWCC.

Regards, Michele Rennie Michele.rennie@wwcc.edu

Comment on Marketing the Wines of Spain by David Hawkins

David Hawkins — Sat, 01 Jun 2013 19:37:25 +0000

@ Steve – Australia’s not making up the regions – Barossa Shiraz, Coonawarra Cabernet, Clare Valley Riesling and Hunter Valley Semillon are all iconic and long standing regional successes. It is the made up South Eastern Australia appellation, and its cheap blended wines, that pushed Brand Australia success, and left regional identity wilting. There is room for both, but economies of scale and production levels will mean that large brands remain better known in offshore markets. Hopefully they will increasingly turn to regional wines, and away from SEA.

Comment on Term Papers: Wine, Women, Song (and more) by Kevin Betts

Kevin Betts — Thu, 30 May 2013 15:27:46 +0000

hey Mike, thank you for your Column, and yes, I am interested in reading/learning more on any of the Student Papers you referred to, but specifically, “Wine on Facebook: Marketing Wine to a New Generation”…..thanks!, Kevin… Date: Wed, 29 May 2013 09:01:01 +0000 To: kbetts1@hotmail.com

Comment on Term Papers: Wine, Women, Song (and more) by Lowell

Lowell — Thu, 30 May 2013 15:07:11 +0000

Dr. Veseth, it is apparent that you have entirely too much fun in the classes you teach….

Comment on Term Papers: Wine, Women, Song (and more) by Dileep Gangolli

Dileep Gangolli — Thu, 30 May 2013 11:24:45 +0000

Sounds like you have a nice group of students who are creative and find inspiration from your teaching and passion. Makes teaching that much more fun! Congrats.

Comment on Term Papers: Wine, Women, Song (and more) by Daniel

Daniel — Thu, 30 May 2013 00:21:18 +0000

Hey Mike,
maybe that’s why I don’t like wine bars…I’m a guy.
love the topics, you have some very clever students.
Music and wine. I am most often asked “what’s a good wine?”, and I reply “what’s a good song?”.
they are both a matter of perspective and taste, and what you enjoy on Saturday night is not usually what you want on Sunday afternoon. Unless you are in Provence and you are drinking Rose!

cheers
Daniel