Increased Wine Consumption Lowering Crime?

by Tim Elliott on December 6, 2006

We read about all sorts of positive stories about the benefits of wine consumption, but this post over at TechCrunch had me scratching my head a bit. After clicking over to the new statistics site Swivel, I had to smile at what appears to be a positive correlation between the lowering of violent crime and the increase in wine consumption. Of course, these are most likely not related, so it’s best to check out a comparison that makes more sense like comparing wine to beer. I like the trends here ;-)

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Post by Tim Elliott

Tim Elliott is a marketer, blogger and podcaster based in the Twin Cities. Since 2004 he has focused on the intersection between social media, mobile and wine. He has also written for Minneapolis City Pages, Vineyard & Winery Management Magazine and Honest Cooking.

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  • http://www.swivel.com Brian Mulloy

    Now that is a useful graph.

    Brian Mulloy
    CEO & Cofounder
    http://www.swivel.com

  • http://winecast.net Tim

    I’ll try to create more that make sense, as well, Brian. A very useful tool you have created; thanks!

  • Rob

    Could the recent upsurge in Wine consumption be a direct correlation of Beers drinkers switching to Wine and the broader use of the “Screw-cap Wine bottle?! The timing looks about right…

  • Tetja

    1) I am doing a project for a viticulture class & neds some stats. Anyone know of a place to find Gewurztraminer production & consumtption stats? I have to argue a financial rationale for developing this crop.
    2) In comment to the great graph – thanks, it is perfect for my other project, Cheers! But, I agree the increase in consumption may also be related to meeting consumers needs not only with screw caps but also Boxed Wines. Yea, it’s a huge market (beer) that I want to tap into for the wine industry. Thank you again for the graph.

  • http://winecast.net Tim

    Not sure if the stats you are looking for are publicly available or not. I’d check with The Wine Institute and similar groups in other regions.

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