by Ben Bodenstein | Reviews
In this day of free cell phone apps, one must be aware of the old and very true adage that “there is no such a thing as a free lunch.” Somebody has to pay for the food in a free lunch and it is usually the consumer although in most cases, unbeknownst to him or her....
by Ben Bodenstein | Reviews
We all make mistakes, but when an entire industry makes one, it’s a whopper. The wine industry made just such a mistake when they missed out on the newest wine craze currently sweeping the country. In the late 1970’s, the world was first introduced to the fruity and...
by Ben Bodenstein | Reviews
Everything today is initials. We no longer refer to companies by name but by their initials, AT&T, NBC, CBS, TWC, TWA and on and on until we finely to get LOL. With that in mind, it was inevitable that a wine company would do the same; and so it has, “J” Wines....
by Ben Bodenstein | Reviews
With some of today’s wine prices reaching for the stars, it is good to see that there is still an $8 wine that offers some value. Trinity Oaks makes a complete line of the most popular varieties, all of which are definitely worth their price. The question arises, how...
by Ben Bodenstein | Reviews
Winston Churchill’s once described Russia as “a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma,” a statement that could also be used to describe Italian wines. For years they were a great source of low cost, fairly adequate wine with Chianti being the best known...