It was a dreadful year for the international wine trade and yet, says Robert Joseph, it glimmered with one silver lining.

The book trade has had a difficult time in the pandemic, but some of their solutions may be applicable to wine, says Robert Joseph.
 

This weekend’s Hospices de Beaune auction saw buying records smashed, and a result that was the second best in the event’s history. But, elsewhere, the price of Burgundy is falling. What’s going on? Felicity Carter takes a look.
 

The wine industry needs to take note of the emergence of the hard seltzer in the US market, says Robert Joseph.

Robert Joseph recalls the moment Burgundy changed forever and says that something similar is underway right now. Is there someone who can step up and develop the technology needed?
 

The news about consumer behaviour during the pandemic has been contradictory, with the media reporting surging online wine sales alongside stories about people giving up drinking altogether. James Lawrence talks to retailers and distributors in Europe, to get their perspectives.

Roger Morris looks at the plight of American sommeliers in a Covid-19 world.

Small, family owned wineries are always assumed to make artisanal, sustainable wines. Felicity Carter asks if it’s true.

The French are famously patriotic about their own wines. Robert Joseph says it’s because they don’t realise how much foreign wine they’re drinking. 

Airlines were already cutting back on the quality of their wine offerings. And then the pandemic hit. Robert Joseph reports.

Castilla La Mancha has restructured its viticulture to be more commercially competitive. But, says Barnaby Eales, this has come at a cost.

Clean wine, natural wine, fine wine – all of these are contested terms. Robert Joseph says he’s changed his mind about the language of wine.
 

Emerging regions are regularly encouraged to lead with their indigenous grapes. Robert Joseph says this could be a mistake.
 

Should producers trouble to find out who, exactly drinks the wine they make? Robert Joseph says they should.
 

When writers from around the world were asked to write about sustainability, their entries revealed just how complex the topic really is.