Past Events

2015 and Earlier

Malbec Matters: A Global Varietal’s Past and Present
William H. Beezley, Department of History, University of ArizonaOctober 15, 2015

Another Evening with Some Italians: Amarone!

The process of production and marketing of Amarone wine. September 14, 2015

U.S. alcohol taxes: too high, too low, or just right? (click for presentation slides)
Dr. James Fogarty Senior Lecturer University of Western Australia
July 2015

AN EVENING WITH SOME ITALIANS Discussing European wine policy and tasting Chianti Classico wines
November, 2014

Pests, Germs and Seeds: The Economics of Policies, Programs, and Technologies for Managing Agricultural Pests and Diseases
March, 2014

Is Georgia the next ‘new’ wine-exporting country?
Kym Anderson, University of Adelaide, Australian National University and CEPR
January, 2013
Presentation slides and paper available here.

Beeronomics: The Economics of Beer and Brewing
November 3, 2011
Symposium materials available here: http://aic.ucdavis.edu/cwe/beeronomics.html

Dinastia Vivanco: Giving back to wine what wine has given to us.
A documentary directed by Zev Robinson on the Wine, Wineries and Winemakers of Dinastia Vivanco in Rioja, Spain.

The Economics of Food, Health and Nutrition: International Comparisons, Analysis, and Roles for Government  February 2011
Crown Conference Centre, Southbank, Melbourne, Australia

Outlook and Issues for the World Wine Market
   June 25th, 2010
Symposium, UC Davis, June 2010

2010 AAWE Conference   June 25th, 2010
Conference, UC Davis, June 2010

Farm and Food Policy and Obesity workshop   May 21st, 2010
Workshop, UC Davis, California, May 2010

“World is Fat” author Popkin speaks at UC Davis    May 20th, 2010
Lecture, UC Davis, May 2010

Inaugural Seminar, by Julian Alston
On August 31, 2009, the RMI Center for Wine Economics hosted a seminar presentation by Professor Jill McCluskeyof Washington State University. McCluskey presented a paper on “The Economics of Nested Names: Name Specificity, Reputations, and Price Premia.” The paper is an econometric study of the determination of price premia associated with reputation for experience goods such as wine. The empirical application is the California wine industry. The seminar presentation was followed by a reception at the RMI.

Competitive Forces Affecting the Wine and Winegrape Industries
An International Conference on World Wine Markets
August 8-10, 2007
University of California, Davis
Conference Presentations