How Wine Regions Grow: A 25-Year View of the U.S. Evidence
I’ve just submitted a new paper for publication that takes a system-level look at U.S. regional wine development by synthesizing more than two decades of peer-reviewed research. Rather than adding another single-region case study or proposing a new competitiveness index, the paper conducts a systematic review of how scholars have actually explained wine region growth […]
Breaking Through the Myths: What’s Really Holding Back the New Jersey Wine Industry
The wine world is full of stories—some rooted in terroir and tradition, others born from stereotypes. In my latest research published in Wine Economics and Policy, I examine the real structural and perceptual barriers that have slowed growth in the New Jersey wine industry, one of America’s most promising yet underrecognized wine regions. Porter, S. […]
Decoding the Italian Wine Market
Why Some Italian Wines Cost More—and Score Higher: A Market Reality Check Porter, S. M. (2024). Decoding the Italian Wine Market: A Quantitative Macro-Economic Examination of Price and Expert Rating Influences. Wine Business Journal. Italy’s wine market is one of the most complex yet fascinating in the world. With thousands of producers, centuries of tradition, and […]