@MikeVeseth

Mike Veseth is editor of The Wine Economist and author of more than a dozen books including Around the World in Eighty Wines (2018) and Wine Wars II (2022).

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Excited to attend the "new look" State of the Industry session on the 2027 Unified Wine & Grape Symposium! wineindustryadvisor.com/2026…

2027 Unified Symposium State of the Industry Introduces New Moderator and Interactive Format

Industry experts to examine wine supply, global markets and changing consumer demand, with new opportunities for audience participation SACRAMENTO,

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#WineEconomist today: A Global History of Wine. wineeconomist.com/2026/10/20…

Book Review: Wine’s Global History

Kathleen Burk, Wine: A Global History (Basic Books, 2026). Kathleen Burk has written a big book (almost 600 pages) on an even bigger topic, the global history of wine. It is an impressive achieveme…

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#WineEconomist today: The new edition of the World Atlas of Wine is here. wineeconomist.com/2026/10/06…

Wine Book Reviews: Maps, Menus, and Much, Much More

Brief reviews of two very different new wine books. The World Atlas of Wine (9th edition) by Hugh Johnson, Jancis Robinson, and Julia Harding. Mitchell Beazley. The 9th edition of The World Atlas o…

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#WineEconomist today: Unified Symposium keynote speaker. wineeconomist.com/2026/09/29…

Wine Economist Mike Veseth to Keynote 2027 Unified Wine & Grape Symposium

SACRAMENTO, Calif., Sept. 14, 2026 — As the wine industry navigates changing consumer demand, shifting global markets and continued economic pressures, Mike Veseth will take the stage as keynote sp…

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#WineEconomist today: What's UP with Wine? wineeconomist.com/2026/09/22…

What’s Up with Wine? The Sky’s the Limit. Nota Bene September 2026

Nota Bene is a periodic Wine Economist column that briefly highlights stories that might otherwise escape attention. This month we focus on good news stories about wine and wine markets. This isn&#…

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#WineEconomist today: Costco and Global Wine Revisited. wineeconomist.com/2026/09/09…

Costco and Global Wine Revisited

Sue and I recently visited our local Costco warehouse store and paused to peruse the wine aisle. We were frankly amazed at the selection we found there. It isn’t just that the prices were ver…

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Education in the age of continuous partial attention is not going very well. Reading scores plummet as ‘digital distraction’ harms students ft.com/content/0b38ab3f-c12a… via @ft

Reading scores plummet as ‘digital distraction’ harms students

Widespread access to AI and social media has set back educational attainment across the world, study shows

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#WineEconomist today: Got Spritz? wineeconomist.com/2026/09/01…

Wine in the Season of the Spritz

Doesn’t it seem like this has been the summer of the spritz? It’s a trend that has been gathering steam for a while and this year it feels like everywhere we look we see spritz, spritz,…

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The @WSJ has called this the dumbest trade war in history. Here's a good report from @wblakegray in @WineSearcher today. wine-searcher.com/m/2026/08/…

US and Canada Give War a Chance | Wine-Searcher News & Opinion

As relations between the US and Canada deteriorate, it could be wineries and distilleries that pay the price. Read the latest wine news & opinion on wine-searcher

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#Wineeconomist today: An unlikely story of NZ wine success. wineeconomist.com/2026/08/25…

Wine Book Review: Impossible Place Meets Improbable People

Forged in Fire: An Impossible Place meets Improbable People by Michael F. Spratt. Available from Amazon.com. and Mary Egan Publishing. Michael and Ann Spratt planted their first vines on Waiheke Is…

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Someone or something (an AI bot?) has rewritten the recent Wine Economist column on Rose' wine and published it on a different website. This is happening more often these days, making it even harder to trust what you find on the web. coffeewinetea.com/the-color-…

The Color Curse Hampering Rosé Growth | ✸ COFFEE ✸ WINE ✸ TEA ✸

Stop letting color bias dictate your wine choice. Uncover how the rosé color curse affects prices and why deeper pink wines offer more complexity than you...

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Would Canadian consumers buy American wine if the boycotts are lifted? globalnews.ca/video/12029561…

Canadians may continue to shun US alcohol after trade agreement...

Watch Canadians may continue to shun US alcohol after trade agreement reached Video Online, on GlobalNews.ca

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I was glad to be able to help out with this story in Canada's @nationalpost nationalpost.com/life/food/c…

California wine grape growers are burning their vines, and disease isn't the reason

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Here is a report on how the global wine slump is affecting Western Australia. U.S. growers will recognize the images. youtube.com/watch?v=S0H2hIU3…

Famous Australian wine region experiencing drop in demand | 9 News Australia

Western Australia's wine industry is facing its biggest upheaval in...

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#WineEconomist today: Pretty in Pink? wineeconomist.com/2026/08/18…

It’s Not Easy Being Pink

Sue and I have been sampling some interesting Rosé wines from France and this got us to thinking about the challenges and opportunities for pink wines in today’s market. Here is our report. (…

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#WineEconomist today: Thinking like Alan Greenspan? wineeconomist.com/2026/08/11…

Wine vs Coffee: Thinking Like Alan Greenspan

Alan Greenspan was famous for many things, most of all because of his long tenure as chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. Economists like me remember Greenspan for his …

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#WineEconomist today: Wine and the Memory Connection. wineeconomist.com/2026/08/04…

Wine as Liquid Memories: Nederburg Edelkeur 1977

One of wine’s superpowers is that it can trigger memories and allow us to share them with others. It’s almost magic. Pull the corks and release the liquid memories. Sue and I recently c…

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#WineEconomist today: "The Swirled Cup," The World Cup, Wine Over a Barrel. wineeconomist.com/2026/07/28…

“The Swirled Cup” Takes Flight! Nota Bene July 2026

Nota Bene is a periodic Wine Economist column that briefly highlights stories that might otherwise escape attention. The Swirled Cup Takes to the Air If you are flying on Delta Airlines now through…

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#WineEconomist today: Tough times for Oregon wine. wineeconomist.com/2026/07/21…

Resilience! Changing Times Test Oregon Wine

“Oregon Wine Industry Shows Signs of Contraction” was the headline that caught my eye on the YourOregonNews.com website. The signs were clear enough and familiar to anyone following the…

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#WineEconomist today: Simply Sicilia DOC. wineeconomist.com/2026/07/14…

Simply Irresistable? Sicilia DOC Wines

Sicily isn’t Italy (you can ask anyone), and Sicilian wine isn’t Italian wine either. Many Sicilian producers have embraced the Sicilia DOC designation as a simple but effective identit…

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