Wine pouring into a glass with a restaurant as background
Wine consumption is down globally. (Jael Mackendorf / UC Davis)

Sip Happens: What's Behind Wine's Decline

Podcast Unpacks Declining Global Wine Consumption

This holiday season, that glass of wine on your table comes with a surprising backstory. Global wine consumption is down. And the reasons are far more complicated than you might expect. The industry is facing a convergence of challenges unlike anything in recent memory. In this episode of Unfold, UC Davis experts unpack what’s behind the trend, what it means for growers, and whether wine’s place on the holiday table is changing.

 

In this episode:

  • Daniel Sumner, agricultural economist with the UC Davis Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics
  • Ben Montpetit, microbiologist and chair of the UC Davis Department of Viticulture and Enology

Learn more about UC Davis wine sales at Hilgard631.org

Media Resources

Sip Happens Transcript 

Media Contacts

  • Daniel Sumner, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, dasumner@ucdavis.edu
  • Ben Montpetit, Department of Viticulture and Enology, benmontpetit@ucdavis.edu
  • Amy Quinton, News and Media Relations, amquinton@ucdavis.edu 

Primary Category

Secondary Categories

Environment

Tags