Benjamin North Spencer is an author, international wine consultant, winemaker, journalist, wine judge, and educator. He is the founder of American Wine Writer and The Etna Wine School (in Sicily, Italy). He travels the world studying and promoting obscure grape varieties, unsung wine regions, and the many pleasures that can be found through wine and other beverages.
Women play a major role in the development of the wine industry. Some of the world’s most popular wines and brands have been created or piloted into the ...
On March 5, 2015 / By Benjamin North SpencerThere are as many ways to fall in love, as there are to fall in love with wine. No one way is better than another. With so many ...
On February 24, 2015 / By Benjamin North SpencerBeauty comes in many forms. It might be a question of measurable symmetry or a juxtaposition of opposites – ruggedly handsome, heroin chic – but the origin of ...
On February 9, 2015 / By Benjamin North SpencerWithout a doubt the question I get the most in my wine classes is “How can I learn to taste wine like a pro?” The short answer to ...
On January 23, 2015 / By Benjamin North SpencerSparkling wines are synonymous with happiness, joy, and hope. There is no other wine in the world so intrinsically attached to one set of human emotions. For centuries, ...
On December 27, 2014 / By Benjamin North SpencerThe perfect holiday gifts tend to be the ones we enjoy ourselves. For those of us who have a wine lover in our lives, a bottle of something ...
On December 13, 2014 / By Benjamin North SpencerEligible Magazine is a lifestyle magazine for urban men and women who want the best from their dating life, their relationships and themselves. It features articles and video content on dating, relationships, sex, wellness and lifestyle by some of the country's foremost experts. The magazine is available online, for sale on Apple's Newsstand for your iPad or iPhone and soon to be in print.