While the wine ecosystem, from production to distribution, seems to agree on what Fine Wine is not – a wine of poor quality, that’s mass produced, made using short cuts and widely distributed – there is little agreement on what a “Fine Wine” actually is. The very idea that we need to describe the meaning and attributes of Fine Wine … Read More
Life-Changing Travel in the Time of COVID
We meet Tom Marchant, co-founder and director of Black Tomato, an award-winning agency which creates what they describe as unique and perfectly-tailored travel experiences. We discuss what luxury, hospitality and creating experiences means in practice. In consideration of ARENI’s latest report, we compare and contrast what fine wine consumers have in common with affluent travellers.
Fine Wine and Football – In Conversation with Tim Atkin MW and Phillipe Auclair
In the middle of the European football championship, we meet wine critic and journalist Tim Atkin MW and Phillipe Auclair, France’s football correspondant in the UK. In this special episode, we ponder very serious questions on these two popular social objects while having a lot of fun pairing football players and teams with their wine equivalent.
The semantics of Fine Wine
What words do Fine Wine consumers use, and how does that shape their perception of Fine Wine?
Why the world of wine needs gate openers
As the world opens up and restaurants overflow again, many producers are now connecting with their old business networks once again. How can they apply the lessons they learned from the pandemic, and maintain both their new and old communities?
The Future of Fine Wine Consumers
On April 27th 2021, we presented our latest, extensive research on today’s Fine Wine consumers and the complex forces at play that will define the buying behaviours of tomorrow.
How Much is Enough? – In conversation with Felicity Carter and Jordan Sale
ARENI invites Felicity Carter, Editor-in-Chief at Pix and Jordan Sale, CEO and founder of 81 cents, to talk pay gaps, negociation skills, globalization of the work place and financial transparency.
Who buys investment grade wine?
It’s easy to make assumptions about the wealthy, but if these assumptions turn out to be wrong, the wine trade may find itself engaging in sales and export strategies that are no longer relevant.
With this in mind, ARENI Global conducted a series of interviews with high-net-worth individuals (HNWI), to find out more about them, and how the pandemic impacted their behaviour.
Revisiting Diversity, Equity and Inclusion – In Conversation with Dr. Akilah Cadet
We meet Akilah Cadet, founder of Change Cadet, a US-based change management and organizational development consulting firm supporting diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging in the workplace.
Twelve month after the murder of American George Floyd, We take a moment to look back, measure the progress and ask what the next steps could be. What would true diversity mean for Fine Wine?
Towards a local understanding of diversity and inclusion
Many of the voices leading the conversation on diversity and inclusion are American. What does this mean for communities outside North America?
We meet British journalist Tomiwa Owolade to discuss the complexity of the BIPOC situation in Europe and in the UK.
Podcast – On Money, Transparency and Diversity – In Conversation with Andrew Jefford
Money is not the most comfortable of topics in the wine world, though fair remuneration is the key to increasing the diversity of voices and talents. In this podcast we meet Andrew Jefford, an award-winning journalist, wine writer and educator, and one of the only major figures in an otherwise opaque industry to publicly reveal his revenue and earnings. We discuss writing, negotiation power and transparency, and how to define one’s worth in today’s wine world.
Money, Transparency and Diversity : All cards on the table
Money is not the most comfortable of topics in the wine world, though fair remuneration is the key to increasing the diversity of voices and talents.
Podcast – Inside the Head of a Collector – In Conversation with Prof. Shirley Mueller
Collecting objects gives enormous pleasure to approximately one third of the population, providing such benefits as intellectual stimulation, the thrill of the chase, and leaving a legacy. On the other hand, the same pursuit can engender pain; for example, paying too much for an object, unknowingly buying a fake, or dealing with the frustrations of collection dispersal. Until recently, there was no objective way to enhance the positive (pleasure) aspects of collecting and minimize the negative (pain).
Now, for the first time, scientific research in neuro- and behavioral economics gives us a way to turn this around. We meet neuroscientist and psychiatrist Shirley M. Mueller, MD. By using examples from these disciplines, she relates her own experiences as a serious collector and as a neuroscientist to examine different behavioral traits which form the basis of collecting.
Meeting the Collectors – In Conversation with Neil
In this mini-series of articles, ARENI meets with Fine Wine collectors from all over the world.