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In this final column I’ll quickly discuss history, culture and what I call “the spark.” Previous columns have examined two of the five “pillars” of the region’s success, the Land and the People. How did it happen? No single factor can explain it all. I previously proposed that Walla Walla has “come of age” as a leading wine region.

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This is the last in a series of columns about Walla Walla’s wine industry. Looking forward to greeting old friends and meeting new ones at these events. I’m followed by Jean-Guillaume Prats,President and CEO of Estates & Wines, the Moët Hennessy Wine Division that includes Domain Chandon wineries in California, Brazil, Argentina, China, Australia and India, as well as wines from Cloudy Bay (New Zealand), Cape Mentelle (Margaret River, Australia), Newton (Napa California), Numanthia (Toro, Spain), Terrazas de los Andes and Cheval des Andes (Mendoza, Argentina).

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I’ll be opening the program on the first full day, talking about the unexpected forces and events that have shaped today’s world of wine. Wine Vision is shaping up to be an outstanding program. I’ll be speaking to a local book group before heading off to London for Wine Vision 2014. The program’s theme is “Let the Good Times Roll” and it will be interesting to see what the speakers have to say.Įconomists tend to worry when the good times roll, but I’ll make an effort to keep my “dismal science” skepticism in check! I’ll be speaking at the Wine Industry Financial Symposium in Napa, California on September 23. We are really looking forward to getting to know this region in greater depth and to learn more about the ambitious wine tourism initiatives being developed there. While we are there we will also meet with winemakers and wine economists from the Procecco region. Sue and I head off to Italy in early September to evaluate some programs that the Valpolicella Corsozio are working on. I’m in Salem, Oregon today speaking to a wine industry group and I will be back home tomorrow doing a fund-raiser for the World Affairs Council of Tacoma. The Wine Economist World Tour is picking up steam. Harmonious relationship with trading partners and consumers. Social responsibility in the local community by creating jobs. Recycling solid and liquid wastes at every steps of the production. Our mission is to elaborate local products of international standard that are accessible to all to enjoy and to give back to the land and to the local community.ĭeveloping a diversified and performing agriculture in Indonesia with reduced impact on the land. Here is the winery’s mission statement (taken from the website): I’m also impressed by the Sababay wines and also by the values they embody.

Here is a photo of Ali (red blouse) and the Sababay team. The Wine Economist’s chief Hanoi correspondent Ali Hoover recently visited Bali, Indonesia and volunteered to investigate the local wine sector, focusing on Sababay wine.