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American Association of Wine Economists AAWE @wineecon.bsky.social · 2h

Workshop of Albrecht Dürer (German, 1471–1528), The Virgin and Child (The Madonna with the Iris), 1500–1510. National Gallery, London. The Virgin nurses the Child next to a grapevine, apparently trained in the Kammertbau style, a historical trellis system.

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American Association of Wine Economists AAWE @wineecon.bsky.social · 10h

Decline of Languedoc-Roussillon's Vineyard Area by Department, 1974-2024

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American Association of Wine Economists AAWE @wineecon.bsky.social · 23h

The retail price of U.S. diesel hit an all-time record of $6.53/gallon in the week of Sept 21, well above the 2022 peak of $5.81. It eased slightly to $6.38 on Sept 28.

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American Association of Wine Economists AAWE @wineecon.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Staff of the Gemeinnützige Siedlungsgesellschaft (GSG, a nonprofit housing company) on a company outing to the Moselle, Germany, 1950s. Source: Stadtarchiv Neuwied.

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American Association of Wine Economists AAWE @wineecon.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Global wine consumption fell 570 million liters (−2.7%) in 2025. Italy (−210M) and the USA (−142M) led the drop, followed by Germany, China, and France (−70 to −80M each). On the bright side, Brazil added 130 million liters, then Georgia (+35M), Romania (+35M), Mexico (+30M), and Portugal (+30M).

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American Association of Wine Economists AAWE @wineecon.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Știrbey Winery, Romania, postcard 1913. Built c. 1910 for Prince Barbu Știrbey (1872–1946), the estate was seized by communists in 1949; the family was persecuted. In 2001, granddaughter Ileana and Baron Jakob Kripp recovered 20 hectares and, with oenologist Oliver Bauer, revived it.

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American Association of Wine Economists AAWE @wineecon.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Selling fish, frogs, and snails on a market in Contance (Germany) during the early 1400s. Source: Ulrich von Richenthal (c. 1360-1437) Chronicle of the Council of Constance (manuscript, 1460-1464). Rosgartenmuseum Konstanz.

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American Association of Wine Economists AAWE @wineecon.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Main Wine Grape Varieties in New Zealand, 1990–2026. New Zealand's vineyard area is still growing, mainly because of expanding Sauvignon Blanc plantings. Sauvignon Blanc's share has grown from 9% in 1990 to 70% today, making the country's vineyards substantially less diverse.

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American Association of Wine Economists AAWE @wineecon.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Grape harvest in Soviet Georgia, 1976. Photo by Sten-Åke Stenberg (Sweden), who documented daily life around Tbilisi in October 1976. His images have circulated widely online, notably a 45-image set on Vintag.es, "Everyday Life of Tbilisi, Georgia in 1976." His Flickr archive holds over 3,600 photos

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American Association of Wine Economists AAWE @wineecon.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Monthly U.S. Wine Imports from Austria and Germany, 2001–2026. U.S. German wine imports peaked at about $12 million a month in 2008–2011 and have since fallen nearly 60%, to $5 million. Austria's rose from almost nothing to $2 million a month, now a third of Germany's, up from under a tenth in 2001.

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American Association of Wine Economists AAWE @wineecon.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Steam train on the Pünderich viaduct through the Mosel vineyards, 1971. Photo by Ulrich Budde www.bundesbahnzeit.de

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American Association of Wine Economists AAWE @wineecon.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Value of U.S. Wine Exports: 2024–2025 In 2025, U.S. wine exports fell by $428 million (−34%), driven mostly by Canada (−$343 million, −77%). Exports to China (−$69 million, −72%), the UK (−$14 million, −8%), and Panama (−$11 million, −74%) also declined notably.

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American Association of Wine Economists AAWE @wineecon.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Late 1980s/early 1990s commercial for Alpenweiss, a sweet Canadian white made to rival German Liebfraumilch: "The white that's always right." Made by Chateau-Gai (Niagara Falls, Ontario) from c. 1960, in white and red, until Chateau-Gai became part of Vincor International in the early 1990s.

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American Association of Wine Economists AAWE @wineecon.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

JOURNAL OF WINE ECONOMICS, Film Review: David Kennard (Director): A Year in Port (2016). Reviewed by Mark Heil. Open access: www.cambridge.org/core/service...

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American Association of Wine Economists AAWE @wineecon.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Update: Monthly U.S. Wine Exports to Canada, Jan 2015–Jul 2026, and No Recovery in Sight

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American Association of Wine Economists AAWE @wineecon.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

U.S. Wine Import Values: 2025 vs. 2024 U.S. wine imports fell by $565 million (-8.3%) year-over-year, with most of the decline concentrated in Q4 2025. Italy (-$220M) and France (-$119M) accounted for the largest absolute losses.

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American Association of Wine Economists AAWE @wineecon.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Robert Doisneau (French, 1912-1994) La pause pique-nique (with wine), 1960.

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American Association of Wine Economists AAWE @wineecon.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

1974 pictorial map of Napa Valley wine country by Earl Thollander (American, 1922-2001).

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American Association of Wine Economists AAWE @wineecon.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

2023 Per Capita Consumption of Still Table Wine in the U.S., by State

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American Association of Wine Economists AAWE @wineecon.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Catalonia, postcard, c. 1905–1915: a young woman drinks from a porrón, the glass pitcher whose long spout lets wine be shared without touching lips.

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American Association of Wine Economists AAWE @wineecon.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Henri Martin (Henri-Jean Guillaume Martin; French, 1860–1943), [Cahors] Vignes en automne, étude pour Les Vendanges (Vines in Autumn, Study for The Grape Harvest), before 1927. Musée de Cahors Henri-Martin.

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American Association of Wine Economists AAWE @wineecon.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Value of Hungary's Wine Trade, 2000–2025. Hungary is a net exporter of wine; growing exports and flat imports have resulted in a rising wine trade surplus.

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American Association of Wine Economists AAWE @wineecon.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Édouard Debat-Ponsan (French, 1847–1913), Coin de vigne (A Corner of the Vineyard), 1886. Debat-Ponsan was an academic painter known for his allegorical works, scenes of peasant life, and Orientalist subjects.

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American Association of Wine Economists AAWE @wineecon.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Most recent data on U.S. wine consumption show continued decline. NABCA figures through July 2026 show wine consumption in the 11 control states — where the state runs wine wholesale and often retail — still has not turned around. July was 4.6% below July 2025, the rolling 12-month average down 4.2%

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American Association of Wine Economists AAWE @wineecon.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Wine advertisement during WWII (1943) “Wine Changes War Dishes into Food for Kings.” Run by California’s Wine Advisory Board. The board was established in 1938 and was set out to promote Californian wine. Note the war bond sticker in the lower right corner - “Before all else BUY BONDS.”

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American Association of Wine Economists AAWE @wineecon.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Wine grapes on national currency; Italian 5 lire coin, 1950

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American Association of Wine Economists AAWE @wineecon.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

AAWE WORKING PAPER #296: “The International Wine and Food Society Europe/Africa Region Judgement + 50 According to Borda” by Neal D. Hulkower. Open access: wine-economics.org/wp-content/u...

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American Association of Wine Economists AAWE @wineecon.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Avg Brix Degrees of Crushed Cabernet Sauvignon Grapes in California, 1975-2025

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American Association of Wine Economists AAWE @wineecon.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

August Sander (German 1876-1964) Gypsies on the Mosel, 1931. From 1933 Sinti & Roma were registered and sterilized, interned from 1935, deported from 1940, murdered in the extermination camps from Jan 1942. These people may have been among them. Sander was Germany's foremost portraitist of the era.

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American Association of Wine Economists AAWE @wineecon.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Global Per Capita Wine, Beer, and Spirits Consumption, 1961–2025

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American Association of Wine Economists AAWE @wineecon.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

France in the 1950s -- Goulet-Turpin's rolling grocery and wine store serving rural regions. Founded in Reims in 1874, it opened France's first self-service store in 1948 and first supermarket in 1958. By 1970 it had 1,000 grocery stores, 10 supermarkets and 5 hypermarkets, but closed a decade later

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American Association of Wine Economists AAWE @wineecon.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Thomas Bossard (French b. 1971 ), Purée saucisse, 2024 Oil on canvas 81.3 × 115.6 cm

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Jon Bjork @jonoflodi.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

This destruction of our formerly wonderful relationship with Canada is putting our California wineries out of business. Here's the latest exit example with medium-sized McManis: amp.sacbee.com/news/busines...

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3,500-acre California winery for sale following hits from Canada’s ban on US alcohol

McManis Family Vineyards was founded in 1990 and is run by fourth- and fifth-generation farmers.

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American Association of Wine Economists AAWE @wineecon.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Highest Per Capita Beer Consumption Worldwide, 2024

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American Association of Wine Economists AAWE @wineecon.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Woman, dog, and wine. Photo by Noémia Prada (Portuguese, b. 1969). More photos at www.noemiaprada.com/shop.

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American Association of Wine Economists AAWE @wineecon.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Who gained from Canada's ban on U.S. wine? Canada's wine imports from the U.S. fell from US$431m in 2024 to US$100m in 2025 (-US$331m). France (+US$68m) and Italy (+US$31m) gained most, then Australia, Chile and New Zealand. But total imports still fell 7% — 44% of the U.S. shortfall went unreplaced

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American Association of Wine Economists AAWE @wineecon.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Marlene Dietrich (German/American, 1901-1992) in "Blonde Venus" (Josef von Sternberg, Paramount, 1932), toasting with champagne in a Paris nightclub sequence filmed in Hollywood during the penultimate year of Prohibition

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American Association of Wine Economists AAWE @wineecon.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Global Riesling Vineyard Area (2023). Germany accounts for more than 45% of the global Riesling vineyard area, followed by the United States (8%), France (7%), Russia (6%), and Australia (6%).

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American Association of Wine Economists AAWE @wineecon.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Toulouse Apocalypse (France, 1220-1270) Vision of Saint John – an angel announcing the punishment of the worshippers of the Beast; if anyone worships the 7-headed beast or its image, he shall drink the wine of God's wrath, poured undiluted into the cup of His wrath.

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American Association of Wine Economists AAWE @wineecon.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Prosecco Gummies may carry the PDO name only when the wine genuinely defines their taste. Given the ingredients — glucose syrup, sugar, water, pork gelatin, citric acid, flavoring (prosecco), juice concentrate, black carrot, and carnauba wax — that is unlikely. Nor is alcohol-free Prosecco legal.

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American Association of Wine Economists AAWE @wineecon.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

JOURNAL OF WINE ECONOMICS, GAME REVIEW: Stonemaier Games: “Viticulture the Boardgame.” Reviewed by Petri de Beer. Open access: www.cambridge.org/core/service...

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American Association of Wine Economists AAWE @wineecon.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

We associate Bordeaux with red wine. But 60 years ago approx 58% of the vinifera vineyard area was white! Sémillon was the most widely planted variety, followed by Merlot, Malbec (!) and the Cabernets (Franc & Sauv together). Also, Hybrids accounted for 25% of Bordeaux vines.

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American Association of Wine Economists AAWE @wineecon.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

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American Association of Wine Economists AAWE @wineecon.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Giorgio Conrad (Swiss, 1827–1889), hand-colored photograph titled "Portrait of an Unknown Neapolitan Man and Woman Eating Spaghetti and Drinking Wine," c. 1870. Giorgio (Georg) Conrad was a Swiss photographer based in Naples.

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American Association of Wine Economists AAWE @wineecon.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

California Wine Crush by Color, 1975-2025: For the first time since 1996, California crushed more white wine grapes than red (2025).

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American Association of Wine Economists AAWE @wineecon.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Le Cochon Prodigue, saucisson d'Auvergne, ca. 1919 — grotesque now, conventional then. Pureté Alimentaire Absolue: unverifiable. Adulteration enters at processor's hands; this pig has none — animal, butcher, product at once, nothing outside frame. Wine solved this with origin. 1919, then AOC 1935

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American Association of Wine Economists AAWE @wineecon.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Normans loading arms and wine for the invasion of England and Battle of Hastings 1066. In Latin: "These men carry arms to the ships, and here they haul a cart with wine and weapons." Bayeux Tapestry: embroidered cloth nearly 70m long, made in 1070s for Bishop Odo of Bayeux, William's half-brother.

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