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The Elephant in the Room: Alcohol
I’m writing this post on New Year’s Eve, the night when many folks go out to celebrate, have a little too much to drink and end up “seeing pink elephants,” as the saying goes. It’s a good moment to...
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What [Wine] Women Want
I’m always interested in the questions my students ask about wine and so I look forward to their final papers, where they have pretty much free rein to pick the questions and search for answers. My...
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The BRICs: Russian Wine Market Report
This is the third in a series on wine in the BRICs – Brazil, Russia, India and China. Just Say Nyet! The BRIC nations used to be characterized as “emerging” or “transition” economies and in the case of...
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Sniff, Swirl & Soak? Hanoi’s Healthful Red Wine Baths
It seems like the news is full of reports about the health effects of wine consumption and, given the impact that 60 Minutes’s broadcast of “The French Paradox” segment (see below) had back in 1991, I...
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Book Review: Drinkers Guide to Healthy Living
Irving Fisher, one of the greatest American economists of the 20th century, was interested in both the world of money and interest and the world of health. After facing and overcoming some personal...
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Wine and the Dry January Syndrome
It is easy to dismiss Dry January (going alcohol-free for the first month of the year) along with Veganuary as typical well-intended New Year resolutions on lists that might also include pledges to...
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Sometimes the Best Wine is a (Non-Alcoholic) Beer
“Sometimes the best wine is a beer” is the title of a chapter in my book Money, Taste, and Wine: It’s Complicated. The chapter begins with a situtation that most wine drinkers have experienced....
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Wine & Coronavirus: Assessing the Risks
Concern about the health impacts and economic effects of the novel coronavirus continues to grow. Although the health impacts are obviously most important, since lives are at risk, it is natural to...
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