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AAWE is a non-profit organization based at NYU in New York City. We publish the Journal of Wine Economics and organize annual wine economics conferences. www.wine-economics.org email: aawe@wine-economics.org Posts by @karlstorchmann.bsky.social

  1. Zeller Schwarze Katz (Black Cat) is a German vineyard region near Zell/Mosel. Legend says in 1863, when Aachen wine merchants couldn't choose between three barrels of winemaker Peter Anton, a black cat jumped on one and defended it fiercely. They bought that barrel.

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  2. Taxes on Wine in the EU, the UK, and the U.S., August 2025. Finland, Ireland, and the UK impose the highest taxes on still wine, while Portugal, Luxembourg, and U.S. cities are at the low end. Similarly, Ireland imposes the highest taxes on sparkling wine, while New York City has the lowest.

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  3. Champagne Victor Clicquot poster, Reims, 1923. Artwork by Luciano Achille Mauzan (French 1883–1952), known as a decorative Art Deco illustrator. After a period of study in the École des Beaux-Arts at Lyon, France, Mauzan divided his life between Milan, Paris and Buenos Aires.

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  4. Josep María Sert (Spanish, 1874-1945) El Vendedor De Vino (The Wine Seller), 1923. Sert was a Spanish muralist whi paited in churches and cathedrals in Spain. He also painted a mural at the Waldorf-Astoria in New York City, at 30 Rockefeller Center, and at the League of Nations in Geneva.

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