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Research Study Examines Public Perception of California's Wine-Producing Regions

August 11, 2015

ROHNERT PARK, California - The Wine Business Institute (WBI) at Sonoma State University (SSU) today announced preliminary results of a study designed to examine Californians' perceptions of the wine industry and its impact on quality of life in five of the state's wine-produ

Ron Rubin Makes Contribution to Sonoma State's Wine Spectator Learning Center

July 15, 2015

Rohnert Park, CA - Ron Rubin, of The Rubin Family of Wines, is honored to have committed a gift to the Wine Spectator Learning Center, the future home of the Wine Business Institute at Sonoma State University. The generous gift, one of the largest gifts in the campaign, will be

Dr. Armand Gilinsky, Jr., Professor of Business / Korbel Professor

An exploratory study of wine business philanthropy in the USA

Publication: International Journal of Wine Business Research

Publication Date: 2018

Core tensions in luxury wine marketing: the case of Burgundian wineries

Publication: International Journal of Wine Business Research

Publication Date: April 15, 2017

Who Has to Pay for Their Education? Evidence From European Tertiary Education

Publication: Educational Researcher

Publication Date: May 2013

The Impact of Climate Change on the Global Wine Industry: Challenges & Solutions

Publication: Wine Economics and Policy Journal

Publication Date: December 2014

Generational Cohort Theory and Wine: Analyzing How Gen Z Differs from Other American Wine Consuming Generations

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to identify the wine consumption preferences and behavior of Gen Z wine consumers in the USA and to determine if and how Gen Z differ from other major generational cohorts in the USA.