Wine Economist World Tour
The Wine Economist World Tour is gearing up for the fall, when Extreme Wine will be released. Scroll down to see upcoming appearances as well as past World Tour stops.
Upcoming Wine Economist World Tour Appearances
June 2013
- Oregon Pinot Gris Symposium. Sue and I will be attending this annual event for Oregon Pinot Gris producers, which is held at Oak Knoll Vineyards.
July 2013
- Riesling Rendezvous 2013. Sue and I will be attending Riesling Rendezvous 2013, sponsored by Chateau Ste Michelle and Dr. Loosen. The event runs from July 14 to July 16.
- Northwest Farm Credit Services 2013 Wine/Vineyard Industry Symposium, Kennewick, Washington. July 24, 2013. I’ll be talking after lunch about how northwest wine fits into the changing global picture.
August 2013
- Southern Oregon World of Wine Festival. August 21-24, 2013. Watch for details.
September 2013
- Savour Australia 2013. Watch for details.
October 2013
- Extreme Wine is released on October 7, 2013.
- Peninsula Book Club talk. October 8, 2013. Gig Harbor, Washington.
November 2013
- Great American Wine Festival, Portland, Oregon. November 16, 2013. A celebration of wine from across the U.S. Details to follow.
January 2014
- South Africa! VinPro Information Day — January 23, 2014. Details to follow.
Previous Wine Economist World Tour Stops
March 2013
- Taste Washington. Sue and I will be attending Taste Washington on Sunday March 24 to check out what’s new in the Washington wine scene. Hope to see you there.
February 2013
- Open That Bottle Night celebration. Saturday February 23, 2013.
January 2013
- Unified Wine & Grape Symposium, Sacramento, California. January 28-29, 2013.
- I’ll be on the panel for the general session on globalization and the U.S. wine industry that starts at 9 am on Tuesday, January 29 and moderator
for the “State of the Industry” panel that starts at 8:30 am on Wednesday, January 30. I’ll also be signing copies of Wine Wars at the Wine Appreciation Guild booth in the trade show from 12:30 – 2 pm on Wednesday. Please stop by Booth # 1620 and say hello if you are there.
November 2012
- Boeing Management Association program. 4-6 pm on Saturday November 3, 2012 at Wine World & Spirits in Seattle. Open to Boeing Management Association members and their guests.
October 2012
- Pierce County Library Donor Event. Thursday October 4, 2012.
- Tacoma Film Festival October 4-11, 2012. Boom Varietal (in which I appear) will be one of the featured films. Not sure what we’ll be doing to celebrate. Watch for details.
- International Studies Association West conference, Pasadena California. October 19-20, 2012. I’ll be talking about the political economy of global wine and participating in a teaching panel.
September 2012
- Cape Wine 2012, Capetown, South Africa. September 25-27, 2012. I’ll be attending Cape Wine as a guest of Wines of South Africa.
- Nederburg Auction, Paarl, South Africa. Sept 28-29, 2012. I’m giving the keynote address at 9 a.m. on Saturday the 29th at the historic Nederburg winery in Paarl.
August 2012
- World Trade Club of Seattle. August 8, 2012. 4-7 pm at Wine World & Spirits in the University District.
- Tacoma Opera Guild donor dinner. Private Event. August 8, 2012.
- American Wine Bloggers Conference, Portland, Oregon. August 17-19, 2012. I’ll be moderating one of the breakout sessions. Looking forward to meeting wine bloggers and guests!
July 2012
- Timber Ridge at Talus. A talk and Three Buck Chuck tasting for members. July17, 2012 at 3pm.
- International Pinot Noir Celebration, McMinnville, Oregon. July 27-29, 2012. Details here. I’m teaching “Globalization 101: The Revenge of the Terroirists” as part of the University of Pinot curriculum.
June 2012
- University of Puget Sound Alumni College. June 8-9. Details here. I’ll be talking about “Robert Mondavi and the ‘Grape Transformation’ of American Wine.”
- International Wine Wars Day. June 16, 2012: One year anniversary of Wine Wars publication. Lift a glass to celebrate!
May 2012
- Eastside Business Roundtable breakfast talk, Thursday May 3. Overlake Golf and Country Club.
- University of Puget Sound Olympia area alumni event, Thursday May 3. Details here.
April 2012
- University of Puget Sound Seattle alumni event at Chateau Ste Michelle. Thursday, April 12. Details here.
- Puget Sound Women’s League Luncheon. 11:30 am on April 25 in Kilworth Chapel basement, Puget Sound campus.
- Mortar Board “Last Lecture” series on “Second Thoughts.” I won’t be talking about wine, but I think it will be interesting. 7pm on April 25 in Trimble Forum, Puget Sound campus.
- World Trade Center Tacoma Monthly Lunch Meeting Friday April 27. Details here.
- Pike and Western Wine Shop book signing, Pike Place Market, Seattle April 27. I’ll be signing books from 3-6pm and the Pike and Western folks will be sampling some of their great “terroirist” wines. The tasting is free and it should be a lot of fun!
March 2012
- Clover Park Kiwanis Club, Lakewood Ram Restaurant, Noon Tuesday 3/6.
- University of Puget Sound New York City alumni event. Wednesday, March 14. Details here.
- University of Puget Sound Washington DC area alumni event. Thursday, March 15. Details here.
- University of Puget Sound Honolulu alumni event. Tuesday March 27. Details here.
February 2012
- CSI (that’s the Construction Specifications Institute) dinner talk, Tacoma Washington . Thursday, February 2, 2012.
- Washington Association of Wine Grape Growers Annual Meeting. February 8, 2012. Kennewick, WA.
- Mercer Island Rotary Club. Noon, Tuesday February 14, 2012.
January 2012
- Transportation Club of Seattle. Wednesday, January 11, 2012. Click here for details.
- Rotary Club of South Everett/Mukilteo. Friday, January 13, 2012.
- University of Puget Sound Olympia region Alumni Event, Thursday, January 19, 2012. Click here for details.
- Unified Wine & Grape Symposium, Sacramento, California. Wednesday, January 25, 2012. I will be moderating the “State of the Industry” session and leading an afternoon break-out on global wine supply issues.
- Wine Wars book signing at Raymond Vineyard in Rutherford, Napa Valley. Friday 1/27 from 3pm – 6pm. This is a public event to supplement the Puget Sound alumni event on Saturday.
- University of Puget Sound Bay Area region Alumni Event at Raymond Vineyards, Rutherford, California. Saturday, January 28, 2012. Click here for details.
December 2011
- Mercer Island Chamber of Commerce Luncheon. Thursday, December 1, 2011. Noon.
- Retired Teachers Association of Tacoma. Saturday, December 3, 2011.
- World Affairs Council of Oregon. Thursday, December 8, 2011. Portland, Oregon. 6:30 pm at the WAC headquarters, (Madison Room, 3rd Floor, The Oregon Historical Society), 1200 SW Park Avenue, Portland, OR.
- Metropolitan Market wine tasting and book signing. Friday, December 9, 2011 from 4-7 pm. 25th & Proctor Street, Tacoma, WA. (This is the store featured in chapter 3 of Wine Wars). I’ll be chatting and signing books at the kiosk in the deli section.
November 2011
- World Affairs Council of Seattle. Thursday, November 3, 2011. 6:30 to 8:30 pm, Erickson Theater, 1524 Harvard Ave, Seattle, WA.
- Washington Association of Wine Grape Growers. Thursday, November 10, 2011. Red Lion Hotel, Pasco, WA.
- Urban Enoteca Holiday Open House and book signing. Saturday, November 26, 2011. 4130 First Ave. South, Seattle, WA. I’ll be there to chat and sign books from 3-5pm, with a book talk at 3pm.
October 2011
- Wine Wars Book Signing and Wine Tasting. Saturday, October 1, 2011. Powells Home and Garden Bookshop & Pastaworks Hawthorne Street. 2-4 pm. Portland Oregon.
- World Premier of Boom Varietal. Oregon Film Festival, Bend Oregon. Friday, October 7 and Saturday October 8, 2011. I appear in this interesting independent documentary on the Argentina Malbec boom.
- San Francisco Treasury Symposium keynote address “Wine Boom and Bust — with lessons for Finance in the 21st Century.” Thursday October 20, 2011. Palace Hotel, San Francisco California.
September 2011
- “The Miracle of Two Buck Chuck and the Revenge of the Terroirists.” Saturday September 17 2011 11:00 am in McIntyre Hall 103, University of Puget Sound.
- ”Wine Wars: A Tale of Curses, Miracles and Revenge.” Thursday September 29 2011. 7:30 pm Linfield College, McMinnville, Oregon.
- “Wine Wars: A Tale of Curses, Miracles and Revenge.” Friday September 30 2011. Noon. McMinnville Rotary Club, McMinnville, Oregon.
