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  • Wine Trends

    Wine Trends

    With the downturn in the economy, 2009 was a challenging year for wine producers and sellers, even while sales figures show that consumers still are drinking plenty of wine.

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  • Are Restaurant Prices Too High? Need I Ask?

    Are Restaurant Prices Too High? Need I Ask?

    I for one continue to be concerned about high wine prices at restaurants. Although, wine sales increased as a percentage of the responding restaurants’ total sales in both polls, restaurants may be missing an important opportunity to educate and excite consumers about wine and especially new types of wine. I suspect that lower prices (or at least a wider range of prices) would lead to increased consumption and higher sales.

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