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...Stavins is a member of an elite society of top economics professors. The Oenomony Society, a group of 14 economists from Harvard, Princeton, M.I.T., and further afield, has two requirements: a love of wine and a doctorate in economics. It meets once a year for a lavish dinner featuring rare wines...
...Yquem (which Thomas Jefferson liked so much that he bought 250 bottles for himself, plus a few more for George Washington). And these were only a part of a single dinner. Membership is limited to 14 because there are exactly 14 tasting portions in an ordinary bottle of wine...
...Stavins jokingly refers to the “Journal of Wine Economics” as “the definition of tenure.” He is now working on the third issue...
...Ultimately, Allison realized the impracticality of owning such a collection. “What do Harvard people want to drink $1,000 bottles of wine...
...Though Harvard may not have the massive cellars typical of the Cambridge overseas, academia and a love of wine seem to go hand in hand...