Hundreds of thousands of people now give up alcohol for Dry January and Sober October. Some prominent members of the wine industry are taking a stand against this trend. Robert Joseph thinks they are wrong.

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Like conservative political views, a taste for wine is supposed to develop with age. Robert Joseph considers recent research suggesting this may not be as true as it used to be.

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Wine experts want and need to travel. But travel companies aren't helping.

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A pair of leading critics disagree on how to react to a wine they find unimpressive. Robert Joseph weighs into the argument.

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Australia's Wine Research Institute is shrinking because of a reduction in funds. Robert Joseph believes this matters, and proposes a novel solution to the AWRI's challenging situation.

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Why should anyone buy one wine rather than another - apart from because of the way it tastes (and its price)? This is a question Robert Joseph suggests needs to be asked rather more often.

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Robert Joseph takes a whimsical look at some of the language that's used - and not used - in the wine industry - and the exceptionalism it reveals.

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It wasn't the candlemakers who brought us electric light. Why imagine that it will be the wine professionals who are going to save the wine industry?

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Robert Joseph wonders whether now might be the time to start promoting wine as a drink to enjoy on ice.

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