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Benjamin Spencer is Assistant Winemaker at Bernardus Winery and owner/winemaker of Leojami, two ultra-premium wine projects in Carmel Valley, California. He holds a Diploma with the Wine & Spirit Education Trust and is a Candidate for Certification with the Court of Master Sommeliers. He writes a beverage industry blog at www.AmericanWineWriter.com. 

Benjamin Spencer Thinks:

A fair restaurant corkage fee is: 

$20

A tell-tale sign of a wine snob is: 

Someone who is more serious than the wine they are drinking.

The wine region I most want to visit: 

... a better question might be which region do I not want to visit ...

My "wish list" of wines I want to acquire soon: 

... I don't typically acquire wines ... the wines I do 'acquire' are shared during special occasions ...

My biggest wine pet peeve: 

I don't have any pet peeves when it comes to wine.

My favorite wine quote: 

Wine is earth's answer to the sun - Margaret Fuller

My dream wine to one day taste or own: 

A vertical tasting of each winery ...

The best wines I have ever tasted: 

... way too many to begin listing ...

The people with whom I most often enjoy wine: 

My wife is my favorite tasting partner ... I enjoy having theoretical discussions with colleagues and learning from others ...

What I think of the movie Sideways: 

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 between Miles and Jack.

My thoughts on the 100 point rating scale made famous by Robert Parker and emulated by seemingly everyone: 

I think this is an important system for people discovering wine, but ultimately it is an arbitrary system designed by a small segment of critics who believe they represent the average consumer ... unfortunately, this is often not the case. The general public has grown far too international to have the limited palate that the 100-point system currently caters to.

My wine travels have taken me to the following wine regions: 

California, Texas, Oregon, New York, France, Italy, Sicily, Greece, Crete, Bulgaria, Romania

Contributions

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How to Make Cabernet Sauvignon – Tips for the Micro-Winery Cabernet Sauvignon, Wine Business, Winemaking, Winemaking Tips for the Micro-Winery 09/24/2010
How to Make Great Syrah: Winemaking Tips for the Micro Winery Syrah, Winemaking, Winemaking Tips for the Micro-Winery 07/22/2010
How to Make Riesling - Winemaking Tips for the Micro-Winery - The Many Styles of Riesling Riesling, Wine Culture, Winemaking, Winemaking Tips for the Micro-Winery 05/07/2010
How to Make Pinot Noir: Fermentation, Barreling, Malolactic Conversion, Aging, Racking, & Finishing Pinot Noir, Wine Culture, Winemaking, Winemaking Tips for the Micro-Winery 04/08/2010
Making Incredible Pinot Noir - Tips for the Micro-Winery Pinot Noir, Wine Culture, Winemaking, Winemaking Tips for the Micro-Winery 04/08/2010
Tips for the Micro-Winery: Creating and Following a Successful Wine Program Wine Business, Wine Culture, Winemaking, Winemaking Tips for the Micro-Winery, Wine Storage 12/27/2009
Bottling Tips for the Micro-Winery: How to Bottle Wine Wine Business, Wine Culture, Winemaking, Winemaking Tips for the Micro-Winery 11/13/2009
Winemaking Tips: Blending, Fining, and Filtering Winemaking, Winemaking Tips for the Micro-Winery 09/06/2009
Sourcing Fruit for Winemaking: Tips for Micro-Wineries When Choosing a Vineyard Winemaking, Winemaking Tips for the Micro-Winery 06/05/2009
Winemaking: How To Make Wine Better Winemaking, Winemaking Tips for the Micro-Winery 04/05/2009

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