by Ben Bodenstein | Reviews
We are surrounded by catchwords, slogans and phrases of all sorts and types. They shout at us from billboards, radio, television, mailings and if we are not mistaken there are even some ads on stained glass windows. The wine industry is no different and the current...
by Ben Bodenstein | Reviews
There are many memorable people who have walked across the pages of history that have left an indelible mark. As long as man exists these people will never be forgotten. Aristotle, Socrates Julius Caesar, Galileo, Einstein, Napoleon, Henry Ford and so many many more....
by Ben Bodenstein | Reviews
This week we will not be writing about flavor, aroma, labels, bottles, wineries and all the other stuff that we usually write about. This week we will look at the upcoming 2012 vintage. You know that this is an election year and things usually go topsy-turvy during...
by Ben Bodenstein | Reviews
How about the real thing; at least in wines. There is no one who will question that California makes some of the best wines in the world. The operative word there is world. Few, if any of our indigenous grapes are made into wine. For some reason they develop an off...
by Ben Bodenstein | Reviews
With our constant complaining about the quality and types of labels consumers are exposed to, we now report that wine labeling has hit a new plateau; labeling the bottle with the identification number of the specific grape clones used to make the wine along with the...
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. 
Wines Without Names , Just Numbers
With our constant complaining about the quality and typ...
