by Ben Bodenstein | Reviews
Vegans beware; there is danger afoot if you are a wine enthusiast. There are wines currently in the marketplace that do not fit with vegan or for that matter, the vegetarian dietary requirements. Our son is vegan, and often, we cannot recommend a wine we are currently...
by Ben Bodenstein | Reviews
It takes a lot of guts or pride or both to put your name on a bottle of wine and Joel Gott has no trouble doing that since his wines can stand up to even the most severe scrutiny. Perhaps he also works under that ancient saying “he who tooteth not his own horn,...
by Ben Bodenstein | Reviews
The California wine industry was founded by Spanish settlers in the 16th and 17th century but it was really given its kick start in 1933 with the end of the alcohol restrictive 18th amendment. Many of the original Italian settlers in the grape growing districts stayed...
by Ben Bodenstein | Reviews
One of the great joys of being a wine enthusiast, besides enjoying the wines, is poking around the shelves of a wine store looking for interesting wines and the occasional rare find. Please believe us that there are often great discoveries to be found on some back,...
by Ben Bodenstein | Reviews
We have some good news for you and some bad news. The good news is that despite the rotten growing year that hit most of the wine grape growing countries and the magnificent year enjoyed by our west coast, there will be little or no increase in the price of your...