by Ben Bodenstein | Reviews
There can be no question that wine tastes do change with the seasons. Red wines seem to dominate the winter months while the white wines are more popular during the hot summer months. That however leaves two seasons unaccounted for; Spring and Fall. Red wines do not...
by Ben Bodenstein | Reviews
We have been writing about wine and spirits for many years and during that time have been privileged to sample the best of the best. One beverage that we enjoy and have been pleased to write about is brandy. Brandy is the final product when wine is distilled. The...
by Ben Bodenstein | California Wines, Reviews, US Wines
In Europe, where weather conditions have a dramatic and occasionally devastating effect on the quality of their wines, vintage dating is everything. Too wet and there is mold and mildew; too warm, high sugar, low acid and flabby fruit. The question arises, are the...
by Ben Bodenstein | Reviews, US Wines
We have written many times about the dynamics of the wine industry and the effect climate change can have on it. While the gods of weather have frowned upon the California vineyards in recent years, they have been more than generous to those of the State Oregon and...
by Ben Bodenstein | Reviews
Do we detect a trend here? Are consumers becoming bored or annoyed with the taste-alike high priced wines? Are Champagne taste buds competing with beer budgets? Cheer up wine lovers, there is a light on the horizon. It appears that affordable, better quality wines are...
by Ben Bodenstein | Reviews
Wine has become an integral part of the American dining experience now being enjoyed at many home meals and no longer the sole province of the restaurant experience. The real problem is that it can prove to be rather expensive. Wine prices, like almost everything in...
High Vacuum Engineer: Senior Technical Adviser and Feature Writer for Modern Photography Magazine (1967-1973), co-founder of Together Vineyards, an experimental vineyard in South Florida which was the southern most registered vineyard in the Continental United States. Co-Author of several books on Home Wine Making, Home Beer Making and Distillation of Spirits. Co-owner of Camera & Video Repair Institute in Sunrise Florida.