Business Economics

 

Focus on Industries and Markets

The U.S. Wine Industry

By Barbara Insel

Barbara Insel is President & CEO of Stonebridge Research Group LLC, a Napa, California-based consulting firm for the wine industry.

In this issue’s Focus on Industries and Markets, Barbara Insel describes the complexities and challenges of the U.S. wine industry—an industry built on “agriculture and fashion, chemistry and passion, tradition and capital.” She also describes how economic analysis can contribute to making firms in this industry more effective.

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JEL Code: L66, Q10