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Mike Veseth @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).

Joined July 2014
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#WineEconomist today: Message in a Wine Glass. wineeconomist.com/2026/06/09…

Message in a Wine Glass: How Does That Wine Make You Feel?

Why do so many people love Champagne (and other sparkling wines, too)? Is it the way they taste? Or is it the way they make you feel? Here are a few thoughts inspired by a message in a wine glass. …

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I've reading about TWE's California reboot and I don't think I've seen any mention of Beringer. Am I missing something?
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#WineEconomist today: The Battle of Land versus Brand. wineeconomist.com/2026/06/02…

The Battle of Land versus Brand

In the wine market’s continuing battle of land versus brand, brand has several built-in advantages. Brands are often backed by big business marketing and distribution muscle, for example, and…

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#WineEconomis today: Five Buck Napa Cab? wineeconomist.com/2026/05/27…

Five Buck Napa Cab? Nota Bene for May 2026

This week, we introduce “Nota Bene,” a periodic Wine Economist column that briefly highlights short stories that might otherwise escape attention. Use the Comments section to let us kno…

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Everything you wanted to know about Secret Squirrel wine (but didn't know who to ask). Thanks to Paul G for asking the questions. paulgregutt.substack.com/p/t…
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#WineEconomis today: What we learned about Sicilian (not Italian) wine. wineeconomist.com/2026/05/19…

Three Things We Learned about Sicilian Wine

Sue and I recently returned from a trip to Sicily. We had a great time and learned a lot about the region and its history, the people and their culture, and, of course, the wines. Here are a couple…

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#WineEconomist today: Sicily's wine tourism strategy. wineeconomist.com/2026/05/12…

Wine & Tourism in Sicily: Benanti Winery Shows the Way

Sue and I have just returned from a trip to Sicily. We went as tourists — Sicily is one of the few regions of Italy we haven’t visited until now — but you can be sure that wine was always on …

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It is interesting to see what an AI agent did with my recent Wine Economist column on the relationship between classical music and wine. Wonder where AI will go next? vyno.news/industry/wine-musi…

Wine and Music Crisis: 5 Insights Reshaping Identity

Wine and music share a tangled history. New data shows how sensory pairing decisions shape wine perception, sales performance, and generational brand identity.

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#WineEconomist today: Thought on Wine's Identity Crisis. wineeconomist.com/2026/05/05…

Roll Over Beethoven Syndrome? Classical Music & Wine’s Identity Crisis

Jeff Siegel recently interviewed me for a Drinks Insider article called “What Happens if Wine Becomes Just Another Luxury? The Road to Irrelevance.” The article was inspired by a conver…

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#WineEconomist today: Beyond the Stereotypes in Italian wine wineeconomist.com/2026/04/28…

Maculan & Tenuta Biserno: Italian Wine Beyond the Stereotypes

Breganze and Bibbona. Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc. These are not necessarily the first things that come to mind when you think about wines from Italy. But, to paraphrase Walt Whitman,  It…

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UIV-Vinitaly study of Italian wine consumers is full of surprises. civiltadelbere.com/si-beve-m…

Si beve meno vino, ma non è colpa dei giovani

Secondo l’Osservatorio Uiv-Vinitaly i giovani si dimostrano dinamici con consumi di vino in costante crescita, rispetto alle altre fasce d’età

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Is Treasury Wine Estates headed for bankruptcy> thenightly.com.au/business/t…

Treasury Wines faces ‘elevated risk’ of bankruptcy

Shares in the winemaker have collapsed 63 per cent over the past year as one Australian hedge fund said its debt load means bankruptcy is possible.

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#WineEcconomist today: the Chimera of Chinese Wine. wineeconomist.com/2026/03/31…

Chateau Changyu Moser XV and the Chinese Wine Chimera

 China is a puzzle to me, at least when it comes to the wine industry there. Every time I think I understand what is going on it seems to change. My problem, I’ve decided, is that like many …

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Thanks to Matthew Malcolm for this opportunity to talk about tariffs and American wine. The interview was recorded a couple of months ago at the Unified Symposium. youtube.com/watch?v=YL603ifW…
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#WineEconomist today: "Open Source" Wine from New Jersey. wineeconomist.com/2026/03/24…

New Jersey’s “Open Source” Cabernet Franc Project

Recently, Sue and I had a virtual meet-up with a group of winemakers who want to raise New Jersey’s profile on the U.S. wine industry scene and are working together to make that goal happen. …

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#WineEconomist today: US Wine Industry by the Numbers. wineeconomist.com/2026/03/10…

U.S. Wine Industry by the Numbers

I am always excited to receive the annual “Review of the Industry” issue of  Wine Business Monthly because it is so jam-packed with data and analysis. The 2026 issue (which was distribu…

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Hmmm. Looks like an AI bot might have rewritten my recent WineEconomist.com column on Wine's Triple Crisis. vinetur.com/en/2026030497086…
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Who pays the tariff on wine imports? The NBER report. nber.org/202603/digest/pass-…
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#WineEconomist today: Anatomy of Wine's Triple Crisis. wineeconomist.com/2026/03/03…
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#WineEconomist today: Anatomy of Wine's Triple Crisis. wineeconomist.com/2026/03/03…

Anatomy of Wine’s Triple Crisis

Recently, I’ve noticed that Wine Economist posts and pages that reference my book Wine Wars II: The Global Battle for the Soul of Wine (2022) (such as “Countdown to Wine Wars II and Win…

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