Episodes

  • Applying Quantitative Methods to Wine Tasting: A Conversation with Richard Quandt

    Applying Quantitative Methods to Wine Tasting: A Conversation with Richard Quandt
    Jun 2 2025
    Orley speaks with Richard Quandt, Hughes-Rogers Professor of Economics, emeritus at Princeton University, and a great lover of wine, who has brought his very skilled quantitative methodologies to the world of wine, wine tasting, and wine judging.
    Show more Show less
    23 mins
  • Episode #3: How Books & Movies About Wine Can Succeed or Fail: A Conversation with Robert Stavins

    Episode #3: How Books & Movies About Wine Can Succeed or Fail: A Conversation with Robert Stavins
    Dec 12 2024
    In this episode, Orley speaks with Robert Stavins, the A.J. Meyer Professor of Energy and Economic Development at Harvard Kennedy School, who also serves as a longtime editor of the Journal of Wine Economics. The two discuss Rob's service as review editor at the Journal, and their thoughts about how popular books and films sometimes succeed and often fail in their portrayal of wines and wine culture. Read a transcript of the podcast here: https://wine-economics.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Robert-Stavins-podcast-podcast-transcript.pdf
    Show more Show less
    30 mins
  • Episode #2: The Origins of the Journal of Wine Economics: A Conversation with Karl Storchmann

    Episode #2: The Origins of the Journal of Wine Economics: A Conversation with Karl Storchmann
    Oct 27 2024
    Orley discusses the origins of the American Association of Wine Economists and the Journal of Wine Economics in a conversation with Karl Storchmann, Clinical Professor of Economics at New York University.
    Show more Show less
    29 mins
  • Episode #1: Improving the Art of Wine Judging: A Conversation with Robert Hodgson

    Episode #1: Improving the Art of Wine Judging: A Conversation with Robert Hodgson
    Oct 12 2024
    Cal Poly Humboldt Emeritus professor Robert Hodgson joins the podcast to discuss wine economics, his work establishing the Fieldbrook Winery in McKinleyville, California, and his important research on the reliability of wine judges. Read a transcript of the podcast: https://wine-economics.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Robert-Hodgson-podcast-podcast-transcript.pdf
    Show more Show less
    24 mins
adbl_web_global_use_to_activate_T1_webcro805_stickypopup