by Ben Bodenstein | Wine Stories
This week we have decided to take a look at wine myths, wine stories, wine legends and wine fallacies. The first wine fallacy that we will explore is the old raspberry that red wine must be served at room temperature. To begin with, most of the wine rules were...
by Ben Bodenstein | Reviews
This is going to be something unusual for us; a mean spirited column. To begin with, let us set the ground rules. We are wine writers not wine critics. We write about wine in all of its facets and often give our opinions based on over thirty years of experience. These...
by Ben Bodenstein | Reviews
Scammers, scoundrels, scallywags and cheats, the wine industry, like almost every facet of modern business, also has people looking to make a “fast buck†by whatever means possible. Fortunately for us, the consumer, there are government agencies set up in every...
by Ben Bodenstein | Reviews
Wine collectors, serious wine lovers and oenophiles in general, this column is for you. The French, who in the area of rating their latest vintages, are usually, to use the vernacular “full of it.†They have, in their infinite wisdom, declared that the 2009...
by Ben Bodenstein | Reviews
        As a nation, we have allotted February as the month that we remember and honor all of our past presidents. Since our field of interest is wine and spirits we decided to take a look at our presidents and some of the founders of our country and their...