Sip Happens: What’s Behind Wine’s Decline

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

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