Thornton, James Arthur, 1955-

American wine economics an exploration of the U.S. wine industry / James Thornton. - Berkeley : University of California Press, (c)2013. - 1 online resource (pages cm.)

Includes bibliographies and index.

List of illustrations -- List of tables -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction1 -- The economic approach to the study of wine -- The wine product -- Wine sensory characteristics -- Grape growing -- Grape markets and supply cycles -- Wine production -- Bulk wine, private label wine, and wine alcohol -- Wine distribution and government regulation -- The wine firm -- Wine firm behavior -- The wine consumer and demand -- The wine consumer, quality, and price -- Globalization of wine -- Conclusion2 -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.



9780520957015


Wine industry--United States.


Electronic Books.

HD9370 / .A447 2013