Bennet Bodenstein

1 week ago | sbj.net | Bennet Bodenstein

Among the first signs of the approaching warm weather seasons are the appearance of rose wines on dealers' shelves. Let us begin by exploring any misconceptions concerning the variety. Rose wines are not simply red wines mixed with white wines. That may have been done during the Prohibition period, but it has long been discarded and forgotten. Rose wines are designed to be pink from the very beginning of the winemaking process of turning red grapes into a pink wine.

3 weeks ago | warrensburgstarjournal.com | Bennet Bodenstein

Ben on WineDiving into the Rosé varietyBy Bennet Bodenstein, Contributing ColumnistPosted 4/24/25Among the first signs of the approaching warm weather seasons are the appearance of the rosé wines on dealers' shelves. Let us begin by exploring any misconceptions concerning the … This item is available in full to subscribers. Attention subscribers To continue reading, you will need to either log into your subscriber account or purchase a new subscription.

1 month ago | sbj.net | Bennet Bodenstein

There is a national or international day for almost everything that one can think of. Going along with that, April 17 is Malbec World Day, a day in which Americans and the world celebrate the wine variety. The malbec has an interesting history. It was once used to beef up French cabernet sauvignon and merlot wines in off-growth years, when the grapes were not up to their usual quality.

1 month ago | sbj.net | Bennet Bodenstein

This is a column that I never thought I would be writing, in light of tariffs impacting the wine industry. There can be no question that in many cases, price may become the determining factor in whether one buys an old favorite or is forced to reject it because of the new price. My position has dramatically changed. I must take into consideration the selling price of a wine as well as its quality.

2 months ago | sbj.net | Bennet Bodenstein

There can be little doubt that the states of Oregon and Washington are becoming a modern-day center for the production of fine wines. There are vineyards there producing exceptional wine grapes in the area around California's San Luis Obispo Coast where the soil, the air temperature and the cool breezes coming from the Pacific Ocean all combine to produce excellent wine grapes and, as its corollary, fine wines.