The discussion continues over on the American Association of Wine Economists’ blog about whether winemakers’ money (in the form of advertising) can buy love (in the form of higher scores from wine critics). The discussion is provoked by an article...

OK , OK. I admit that I am not really sure that Paul Samuelson, who died yesterday at age 94, ever wrote anything about the economics of wine (except when he was analyzing Ricardo’s wine-for-wool comparative advantage story, of course). But he sure...

That’s the question that Boston College economist Jonathan Reuter asks in a new article in the Journal of Wine Economics titled “Does Advertising Bias Product Reviews. An Analysis of Wine Ratings.” The Answer is No Using data from Wine Spectator...

Wine enthusiasts spend a lot of time and money on magazines and guidebooks and I guess they are never sure if they’re getting the best advice. One of this blog’s most common referring links is the Google search query “world’s best wine magazine?” Want...

The lists of the Top 100 wines have started to appear — just in time for holiday buying. Wine Spectator released their Top 100 last week and now Wine Enthusiast has followed suit. Other lists are showing up, too, such as Paul Gregutt’s list of the 100...