Allied Grape Growers will be holding its (Central Valley) Annual Membership Meeting at Pardini’s Catering & Banquets in Fresno on Tuesday June 24th. The Meeting provides grower-members an opportunity to connect with each other, obtain updates on the association and the state of the industry, learn about current market trends, and hear thoughts on the future of the wine industry.
Featured speaker at this year’s luncheon will be Economist & Senior Wine & Grape Analyst Chris Bitter.
Chris Bitter, Ph.D., is Terrain’s senior wine and grape analyst, focusing on generating research and insights in the areas that impact the business of vineyards and wineries. With more than 20 years of experience as an economist and market analyst, Chris is a former faculty member of the University of Washington’s Runstad Center for Real Estate Studies. In 2016, he left his academic position to launch Vintage Economics, a market research and consulting firm focused on the wine industry.
Chris earned his Ph.D. in economic geography with a minor in agricultural and resource economics from the University of Arizona. His research has been published in a variety of national and international publications, including the Journal of Wine Economics, and he has delivered presentations at wine industry conferences around the globe.
