Every industry has its prognosticators. Sportswriters begin each season predicting who will win the championship, arts writers try to decide what shows, movies, or albums will generate the most buzz, and even in the wine industry, the experts will rely on their powers of observation and their investigative skills to guess what the next year will look like on shelves.
The state of the economy often plays a role in the state of the wine industry; with positive signs of recovery, the possibility for consumers to spend more on pricier varietals also rises.
Below are a few links to wine writers reporting predictions—and responses to those predictions—for 2011:
- Laurie Daniel of the San Jose Mercury News speaks to a number of sommeliers to get their opinions on the wines expected to be “in” and “out” in 2011.
- Online lifestyle magazine “Professor’s House” views the coming year in wine from a sociopolitical perspective, including a brief discussion of HR 5034.
- Snooth takes a stab at debunking the myths in the forecast.
What predictions do you have for the coming year? What are you planning to experience?
