Hello readers! It’s nice to “see” you all again! I just wanted to touch base to let you know that I am wrapping up my maternity leave and will be coming back with new articles starting next week (or the…
Maternity Leave Wrap-Up
Women in Senior Positions in the Wine World – A Guest Post by David Morrison (a.k.a. The Wine Gourd)
Hello readers! I am currently on my maternity leave spending some quality time with my family! Enjoy this guest post from today’s featured author! The following is a guest post by David Morrison. Morrison grew up in Australia. He eventually acquired a…
Noble Rot in the Rheingau: The Rise and Fall of a Winegrowing Legacy – A Guest Post by Kevin D. Goldberg, Ph.D.
Hello readers! I am currently on my maternity leave spending some quality time with my family! Enjoy this guest post from today’s featured author, Kevin D. Goldberg, Ph.D. Kevin D. Goldberg (Ph.D.) is Dean of the Social Sciences at the…
Minerality In Wine Profiles: Rocky and Slippery – A Guest Post by William R. Cupach, Ph.D.
Hello readers! I am currently on my maternity leave spending some quality time with my family! Enjoy this guest post from today’s featured author, William R. Cupach, Ph.D. William R. Cupach is Professor Emeritus in the School of Communication at…
Is the alcohol industry doing well by ‘doing good’? – A Guest Post by David Morrison (a.k.a. The Wine Gourd)
Hello readers! I am currently on my maternity leave spending some quality time with my family! Enjoy this guest post from today’s featured author! The following is a guest post by David Morrison. Morrison grew up in Australia. He eventually acquired a…
You Are What You Pee: Estimating Alcohol Consumption from Community Wastewater Samples
One downside to collecting self-reported data on alcohol consumption is that people might underestimate their drinking habits for a variety of reasons. Additionally, these types of data collection methods, coupled with other methods such as collecting census data or other…
Wine Literature Review Lightning Round: 18th Edition
It’s very difficult, if not impossible, for one single person to thoroughly review every single piece of peer reviewed literature related to wine that is published every day. This Wine Literature Review Lightning Round series presents three new papers (within the past year or…
A Journey Into the Mind of a Wine Tourist: What Keeps Them Coming Back for More?
It is no surprise that with wine consumption rising throughout the United States and globally, wine tourism is also rising. In 2016, according to data from Wine Institute, Americans consumed 2.94 gallons of wine per capita, adding to a total…
The Effect of Tilling Vineyard Interrows on Wild Bee Species Diversity and Abundance
Though grapevines are not insect pollinated, taking care of the worlds’ pollinators, particularly bees (both farmed and wild bees) of critical importance to agriculture and our food supply (in addition to countless other ecological and environmental reasons). In fact, figures…