Many sommeliers today seem to set on creating wine lists full of unfamiliar wines that express their own tastes, and rely on customers asking them for help and explanations. Robert Joseph, who grew up in a family-owned restaurant, finds this annoying.

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Robert Joseph questions the wine industry's expectation for customers to buy potentially very pricy wine without having the chance to try it first.

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In his keynote to the Meininger's Wine Conference, Robert Joseph offered a brief SWOT analysis of the wine industry. This is a fuller version.

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Robert Joseph addresses the thorny subject of the wine snob. Does he exist? And, if so, how can we get rid of him?

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The men-in-suits at Constellation Brands appear to have decided to switch their attention to beer and spirits.

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Robert Joseph draws parallels between a famous UK legal action between the UK government and a big maker of biscuits and cakes, and the way AF beverages and RTDs are described today.

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Wine people often sympathise with small producers who don't enjoy marketing and selling.

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Dr Tom Croghan, co-owner of The Vineyards at Dodon in Maryland, questions the organic orthodoxy.

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Robert Joseph thinks it's time to accept that, for most people, wine simply needs to be 'fit for purpose'.

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