of public policies. We analyze how wine regulations, and more specifically planting rights restrictions, have been … affected by globalization, in particular colonial expansions of wine producing empires. We study several historic cases and … find that (a) planting right restrictions and compulsory uprooting of vineyards are introduced to deal with falling wine …

This study investigates the effects of the Commonwealth of Virginia's ban on direct wine shipments from out …-of-state sellers on wine prices and variety available to consumers in the greater McLean, Virginia area. Our results indicate that … Virginia's direct shipment ban reduces the varieties of wine available to consumers and prevents consumers from purchasing some …

The wine industry in the United States has grown tremendously over the past few decades, from fewer than 1,000 wineries … structure of the wine industry, the modes of distribution available to wineries, and the regulations governing them. Most … economic research, however, has focused on supply relations between wineries and wine grape growers rather than between …

This chapter introduces the book 'Wine Law and Policy: From National Terroirs to a Global Market'. This 26-chapter … national terroirs to a global market. It is the first holistic study of the comprehensive field of wine law which posits that … in the overregulation, which stifles innovation, and under-regulation, which leaves many a wine consumer clueless about …

The EU wine market is heavily regulated. Despite the many distortions in the wine market as a consequence, reforming … wine regulations. We document the historical origins of the regulations and relate these to political pressures that …