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California Wine Industry

 California Wine Links

  • Allied Grape Growers.
  • Appellation, Variety, and the Price of California Wines; Oh Sang Kwon, Hyunok Lee and Daniel A. Sumner; Giannini Foundation of Agricultural Economics, University of California, ARE Update, Vol. 11, No. 4, 2008 - This research paper shows how variety and California appellation interact to affect premium wine prices.
  • California Association of Winegrape Growers.
  • California Wine and the EU Wine Policy Reform; Henrich Brunke, Rolf A. E. Mueler and Daniel A. Sumner; AIC Issues Brief, University of California, 2008 - This report discusses U.S. trade with European Union countries and EU policies on vineyard removal, planting rights, chaptalization, labeling and end of distillation support.
  • California Wine Industry Evolving to Compete in 21st Century, University of California, 2008 - Research on changes in marketing, consumer taste and industry structure. Presented from national and global perspective. 
  • Current Economic Trends in the California Wine Industry; Rachael E. Goodhue, Richard D. Green, Dale M. Heien and Philip L. Martin; Giannini Foundation of Agricultural Economics; University of California, ARE Update, Vol. 11, No. 4, 2008 - The number of wine grape growers is growing slowly but the number of wineries has doubled in the past decade.
  • F. Teldeschi Winery, Healdsburg, California - This winery, nestled in Sonoma County's wine country, is a family-owned business that sells 95 percent of its grapes to local wineries in the area with the remaining grapes used to produce small quantities of their high-quality wine sold throughout the world.
  • Pedroncelli Vineyard & Winery, Geyserville, California - This winery has been family owned and operated since 1927 and offers a large variety of wines sold throughout the United States.
  • Recent Trends in the California Wine Grape Industry; Richard Volpe, Richard Green, Dale Heien and Richard Howitt; Giannini Foundation of Agricultural Economics; University of California, ARE Update, Vol. 11, No. 4, 2008 - Over the last 30 years, the wine grape industry has expanded rapidly in acreage and production. As shown in this paper, growth has been driven by changes in consumer demand and has not been uniform across grape varieties or in the major growing regions. 
  • Wine Industry Insider Report, Sonoma County Economic Development Board and Sonoma County Workforce Investment Board, 2010 - This report, produced by Moody’s Economy.com, reviews the trends seen in the Sonoma County wine-making area.

 
Links checked July 2011.

 

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