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Pet Peeve:People who assume I know every wine on the wine list just because I write wine articles. It's about experimentation and asking questions, people!
Pet Peeve:Wines that are overpriced because they are popular or have a well-known name. Oh, and corks that break. I'm a big fan of screw tops and those cool German glass stoppers.
Pet Peeve:Proprietary blends that cost too much and wine lists that show a lack of enthusiasm....
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Benjamin Spencer
Benjamin Spencer is Assistant Sommelier with L'Aubergine Restaurant at L'Auberge Carmel and Cellar Master at Bernardus Winery in Carmel Valley, California. He is a graduate of the Wine & Spirit Education Trust Advanced Certificate program. He writes for IntoWine about wine from a winemaker's perspective.
What I think...
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California, Texas, Oregon, New York, France, Italy, Sicily, Greece, Crete
A good movie, left out a lot about the wine business, but that wasn't the point of the story. The point of the story was the friendship and the shift in character between Miles and Jack.
2004 Juris St. Laurent, Burgenland
2006 Wenzel Furmint
2004 d'Arenberg "d'Arry's Original" Shiraz-Grenache McLaren Vale South Australia
Ramos Pinto White Port
2004 Domaine Aux Moines Savennieres Roche Aux Moines
1994 Domaine Aux Moines Savennieres Roche Aux Moines
2006 Vietti Arneis
2006 Malvirà "Renesio" Arneis
2005 Cascina Val del Prete Arneis "Luet"
2005 Binz Nackenheimer Dornfelder
2004 Agryos Atlantis Red, Santorini
2006 Domaine de la Pépière "Vieilles Vignes" Clos des Briords Muscadet Sèvre et Maine Sur Lie
2000 Domaine de la Louvetrie Muscadet Sèvre et Maine Fiefs du Breil
2005 St. Joseph Domaine Louis Cheze "Cuvée Ro Ree"
2005 Côtes du Rhône Château de Montfaucon
2006 Faugères Chateau La Liquière "A Mi Chemin"
2005 Côtes du Roussillon-Villages Domaine Gauby "Les Calcinaires"
2006 Christian-Wilhelm Bernhard Hackenheimer Kirchberg Scheurebe Kabinett
2006 Masi Valpolicella
2004 Corte Rugolin Valpolicella Classico Superiore Ripasso
2003 Rocca di Montegrossi Chianti Classico 375ml
2005 Vini Biondi Etna Bianco "Gurna"
2006 Salviano Orvieto
2004 Vigne e Vini Tatu Primitivo del Tarantino IGT
2006 Álvaro Castro, Dão, Portugal
2004 Mura Rosso Isola dei Nuraghi
2004 Brokenwood Semillon, Hunter Valley
2003 Clover Hill (Taltarni) Sparkling Wine Tasmania Australia
1997 Krohn Colheita Port
I don't have any pet peeves when it comes to wine.
Someone who is more serious than the wine they are drinking.
Alsace, in northeastern France, and the Mosel-Saar-Ruwer region in Germany, and the Pfalz ... this list could go on and on ... a better question might be which region do I not want to visit ...
My wife is my favorite tasting partner.
2004 Grand Cru Bonnes Mares, 2000 Domaine Leflaive Puligny Montrachet
One of each of the Bordeaux First Growth reds from 1982
Wine is earth's answer to the sun - Margaret Fuller
2005 Albak, Ribera del Jucar, Tempranillo, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot
Contributions
| Title | Categories | Published |
|---|---|---|
| Dry Wine or Sweet Wine? How to Manage Sugar when Making Wine | 07/09/2008 | |
| Reading Wine – A Tutorial of What’s in Your Wine Glass | 06/08/2008 | |
| Texas Wine: A New American Winemaking Odyssey | 05/12/2008 | |
| Acid in Wine: A Tutorial | 04/05/2008 | |
| How to Make Wine at Home: A Garage Wine Primer | 03/08/2008 | |
| Mastering a World of Wine Knowledge | 02/07/2008 | |
| Wine Tasting: How to Taste Wine Properly | 01/04/2008 | |
| After The Harvest - Tasting Wine for Greatness | 12/03/2007 | |
| Sulfur in Wine, Demystified | 11/14/2007 | |
| Oak and Wine, from the Cellar to the Glass | 10/08/2007 |
History
- Blog: http://www.intowine.com/blog/27
- Member For: 1 year 16 weeks
Information
- First Name: Benjamin
- Last Name: Spencer
