Ben BeddowDistillations and the Spirits Produced From ItDistillation is an art form that is over 3000 years old and originates from alchemy. From here, where it was probably used to try and…Jul 3, 2023Jul 3, 2023
Ben BeddowThe Loire: Everything, Everywhere, All at OnceThe Loire is one of France’s most diverse wine producing regions, her third largest producer of wine, and one of the world’s top producers…Jun 30, 2023Jun 30, 2023
Ben BeddowThe Other Wines of the South of FranceIt is no surprise that wine is grown in almost every corner of France, and the southern coast and the foothills of the Pyrenees mountains…Jun 28, 2023Jun 28, 2023
Ben BeddowThe Rhône Valley: A River of Two HalvesThe wines of the Rhône Valley are all too often overshadowed in the world media by its cousins in Burgundy and Bordeaux. This is…Jun 6, 2023Jun 6, 2023
Ben BeddowSparkling Wine: Methods, Names, and PlacesWine with bubbles is produced in virtually every wine country, and even wine region, around the world — although, unfortunately, many of…May 30, 2023May 30, 2023
Ben BeddowWines of the West Coast (USA)Pioneers struck gold in the mountains of California. Little did they know that they had stumbled upon an agricultural diamond on the West…May 26, 2023May 26, 2023
Ben BeddowChampagnesChampagne is the only wine in the world that comes with a sense of occasion. No one casually opens a bottle of champagne on a Tuesday…May 19, 2023May 19, 2023
Ben BeddowBurgundy (Bourgogne): It’s ComplicatedThe wine region of Burgundy is the birthplace of terroir, painstakingly and systematically unearthed by diligent Benedictine and Cistercian…May 8, 2023May 8, 2023
Ben BeddowBeaujolaisThe home of what, by popular consensus, is probably the world’s most fun, playful, and giddy red wine (and these words come from serious…May 4, 2023May 4, 2023
Ben BeddowBordeauxArguably the world’s most famous and influential wine region in history, Bordeaux has long been the benchmark that fine wines around the…Apr 30, 2023Apr 30, 2023