tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31735534.post7536573848130403491..comments2023-10-15T16:28:31.347+01:00Comments on The Joseph Report: We don't need no education!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00489507739203968378noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31735534.post-33013502127340228822012-02-29T22:41:49.285+01:002012-02-29T22:41:49.285+01:00Not sure if I'm one of the people you referred...Not sure if I'm one of the people you referred to as disagreeing with you, but I was sceptical about the idea of banning the large glasses as a solution. I do completely agree however, that "education" is useless. It presumes a "we-know-better-than-you" approach. We ALL need educating about the motivations we all have for drinking more (and selling more, despite the Robert McIntoshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17384607673163426191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31735534.post-7092128444298129552012-02-29T22:12:17.517+01:002012-02-29T22:12:17.517+01:00Just an aside, when I was living in the Barossa in...Just an aside, when I was living in the Barossa in the late 90s/early 00s and working with the local winemakers, a friend of mine worked next to the regional venue for Alcoholics Anonymous. On occasion, she worked late and caught sight of those attending. She was admirably discreet, but did say that I would be absolutely astounded by the identity of many of the attendees. <br />(Did anyone see Salhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16138545628480431616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31735534.post-44917106777856345832012-02-29T11:56:31.640+01:002012-02-29T11:56:31.640+01:00The wine industry (as a generalisation) also needs...The wine industry (as a generalisation) also needs to pull its head from the sand and stop saying things along the lines of "but it's not wine - it's beer, spirits, alcopops (remember them?) than people drink to get drunk. It's not wine's problem".<br />It is wine's problem.<br />It is wine - albeit probably not very good wine (education needed!) - that people often,Rod Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10003378466116860569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31735534.post-16998423212155493772012-02-29T02:07:40.045+01:002012-02-29T02:07:40.045+01:00Thanks Sal. Yup, I think you're right about th...Thanks Sal. Yup, I think you're right about the popularity awards. In fact, I'm surprised at the negative response I get from people I like and respect. But the truth, like your pachyderm (nice image) is not always welcome.<br /><br />I actually do love wine, but maybe I'm not as blind as some of her other lovers.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00489507739203968378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31735534.post-88481910979999986142012-02-29T02:04:33.485+01:002012-02-29T02:04:33.485+01:00Staff education is a very different matter, as you...Staff education is a very different matter, as you say. Especially as you have a captive audience with an incentive to learn!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00489507739203968378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31735534.post-9477628808755194282012-02-29T02:02:30.610+01:002012-02-29T02:02:30.610+01:00Thanks all, for the thoughtful responses.
Andrew...Thanks all, for the thoughtful responses. <br /><br />Andrew, my point is that the responsibility lies with us as an industry if we don't want that heavy-handed government regulation. The tobacco industry provides an excellent object lesson in how not to behave: deny the existence of a problem for as long as possible - until you are almost outlawed. <br /><br />I'm not convinced that we Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00489507739203968378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31735534.post-22146210307005496702012-02-29T01:51:43.099+01:002012-02-29T01:51:43.099+01:00Digging a little deeper here (and it might just be...Digging a little deeper here (and it might just be semantics) perhaps it's not actually 'education' that is needed but just a little awareness? By that I mean that education itself is just a broad term (and as you demonstrated something of a hollow one) but what is needed is heightened awareness. Awareness that a bottle a day WILL kill you, that 30+ drinks per week WILL shorten your Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01849754852205446845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31735534.post-91844852172999600932012-02-29T01:51:09.439+01:002012-02-29T01:51:09.439+01:00Keep at it, Robert. I admire the stance you're...Keep at it, Robert. I admire the stance you're taking ... This whole issue and 'our' (ie, those involved professionally in the world of wine) attitude towards it has been conveniently and comfortably ignored for a long time (and I'm as guilty as anyone on that score); I have a mental picture of a grand generic tasting with a large pachyderm wandering through it. It is a hideously Salhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16138545628480431616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31735534.post-35637565275907529202012-02-29T01:23:11.783+01:002012-02-29T01:23:11.783+01:00The problem is that since Tony B said education th...The problem is that since Tony B said education three times (sorry that should read Education, EducaTION EDUCATION) there has been a theory that it is the answer to all problems.<br />Want to sell more expensive wine? Educate the unwashed (even if they don't want educating).<br /><br />Sure Education IS IMPORTANT - in context. As a manager and merchant I believe wholeheartedly in education. Itimmychttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12924352070129860904noreply@blogger.com