{"id":246,"date":"2010-05-17T16:51:35","date_gmt":"2010-05-17T16:51:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.soundpure.com\/blog\/?p=246"},"modified":"2018-04-16T17:16:46","modified_gmt":"2018-04-16T17:16:46","slug":"benedetto-archtops-jazz-guitar-miner-wines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.soundpure.com\/a\/blog\/2010\/05\/17\/benedetto-archtops-jazz-guitar-miner-wines\/","title":{"rendered":"Benedetto Archtops, Jazz Guitar Performance, Miner Wines"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_253\" style=\"width: 172px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.soundpure.com\/search\/benedetto\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-253\" data-attachment-id=\"253\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.soundpure.com\/a\/blog\/2010\/05\/17\/benedetto-archtops-jazz-guitar-miner-wines\/miner-benedetto-3-of-4\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.soundpure.com\/a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Miner-Benedetto-3-of-4.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"270,500\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D90&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1271342365&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;32&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1000&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.008&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Miner Benedetto headstock\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Gorgeous headstock featuring inlaid &amp;#8220;wine barrel,&amp;#8221; a breathtaking one-off custom guitar from world-renowned builder Robert Benedetto&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.soundpure.com\/a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Miner-Benedetto-3-of-4-216x400.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.soundpure.com\/a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Miner-Benedetto-3-of-4.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-253 \" title=\"Miner Benedetto headstock\" src=\"https:\/\/www.soundpure.com\/a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Miner-Benedetto-3-of-4-162x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"162\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-253\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Headstock featuring &#8220;wine barrel&#8221; inlay of a true one-of-a-kind masterpiece owned by a real guitar aficionado, Dave Miner of Miner Vineyards<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The link between fine wine and fine guitars can often rightly be called false or pretentious. But this is simply not a universal truth.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_248\" style=\"width: 94px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-248\" data-attachment-id=\"248\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.soundpure.com\/a\/blog\/2010\/05\/17\/benedetto-archtops-jazz-guitar-miner-wines\/miner-benedetto-cabernet\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.soundpure.com\/a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Miner-Benedetto-Cabernet.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"127,450\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Miner Benedetto Guitars Cabernet\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;The Miner Benedetto Cabernet &amp;#8211; 2007 Edition to be released at the Miner Benedetto Guitar Concert Event&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.soundpure.com\/a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Miner-Benedetto-Cabernet-113x400.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.soundpure.com\/a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Miner-Benedetto-Cabernet.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-248\" title=\"Miner Benedetto Guitars Cabernet\" src=\"https:\/\/www.soundpure.com\/a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Miner-Benedetto-Cabernet-84x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"84\" height=\"300\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-248\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Miner Benedetto Cabernet &#8211; 2007 Edition to be released at the Miner Benedetto Guitar Concert Event<\/p><\/div>\n<p>This &#8220;crossover&#8221; audience of alleged guitar aficionados who also love wine is too often bombarded with advertisements from mass-production guitar factories (not to name any names, but we don\u2019t carry them), and even the occasional Bentley or Aston-Martin ad.\u00a0 Likewise, you will find similar ads from many mass-market, mass-producers of wine.<\/p>\n<p>By design, those that can successfully market to the crossover audience of fine wines and allegedly fine guitar &#8220;collectors&#8221; are trying to reach a wealthy demographic that doesn\u2019t mind spending piles of cash on non-essentials. No offense intended here, but real &#8220;aficionados&#8221; don&#8217;t collect guitar brands sold at Guitar Center, no matter how &#8220;exclusive&#8221; or &#8220;limited&#8221; they try and convince you that they are. At least no more so than real wine aficionados guzzle cases (or boxes) of Sutter Home (no offense if you like Sutter Home).<\/p>\n<p>My only point is that while the buyers of factory-production instruments are indeed &#8220;collectors,&#8221; they don\u2019t really know a lot about boutique tone or they wouldn\u2019t be wasting their money by basing their purchase decisions on the headstock name. While our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.soundpure.com\/a\/guitar-and-drum-store-downtown-durham-nc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sound Pure Guitar Boutique<\/a> sells numerous high-end custom guitars from a number of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.soundpure.com\/manufacturers\/guitars\/10002\">small luthiers and shops<\/a>, we don&#8217;t sell gimmicky, short-run, high-priced guitars that come out of factories.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_249\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.soundpure.com\/a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Dave-Miner-with-Bob-Benedetto.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-249\" data-attachment-id=\"249\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.soundpure.com\/a\/blog\/2010\/05\/17\/benedetto-archtops-jazz-guitar-miner-wines\/dave-miner-with-bob-benedetto\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.soundpure.com\/a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Dave-Miner-with-Bob-Benedetto.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"426,281\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Dave Miner with Bob Benedetto\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Dave Miner (left), Bob Benedetto (Right) in side the Miner Cave&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.soundpure.com\/a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Dave-Miner-with-Bob-Benedetto-400x264.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.soundpure.com\/a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Dave-Miner-with-Bob-Benedetto.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-249\" title=\"Dave Miner with Bob Benedetto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.soundpure.com\/a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Dave-Miner-with-Bob-Benedetto-300x197.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"197\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-249\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dave Miner (left), Bob Benedetto (Right) in side the Miner Cave<\/p><\/div>\n<p>You won&#8217;t find the likes of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.soundpure.com\/c\/archtop-jazz-guitars\/35\">finest archtop brands<\/a> like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.soundpure.com\/search\/benedetto\">Benedetto<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.soundpure.com\/search\/buscarino\">Buscarino<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.soundpure.com\/search\/comins\">Comins<\/a>, or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.soundpure.com\/search\/foster\">Jimmy Foster<\/a> in the pages of these magazines, but you will find them at Sound Pure and in the hands of true aficionados of jazz archtop guitars. These instruments are truly too limited to even attempt to appeal to the masses, so they don&#8217;t attempt to market to them either.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_254\" style=\"width: 169px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.soundpure.com\/a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Miner-Benedetto-4-of-4.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-254\" data-attachment-id=\"254\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.soundpure.com\/a\/blog\/2010\/05\/17\/benedetto-archtops-jazz-guitar-miner-wines\/miner-benedetto-4-of-4\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.soundpure.com\/a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Miner-Benedetto-4-of-4.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"265,500\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D90&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1271342371&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;32&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1000&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Miner Benedetto back of headstock\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;The Back of the headstock of the Benedetto guitar featuring &amp;#8220;wine cork&amp;#8221; inlay with the Miner Vineyards logo&amp;#8230; the picture doesn&amp;#8217;t do this masterpiece justice.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.soundpure.com\/a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Miner-Benedetto-4-of-4-212x400.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.soundpure.com\/a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Miner-Benedetto-4-of-4.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-254\" title=\"Miner Benedetto back of headstock\" src=\"https:\/\/www.soundpure.com\/a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Miner-Benedetto-4-of-4-159x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"159\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-254\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Back of the Headstock of Dave Miner&#8217;s new Benedetto custom instrument with the Miner logo over a &#8220;cork&#8221; inlay<\/p><\/div>\n<p>On a recent Sound Pure business trip to the West Coast, I took a day trip up to visit with one of my favorite winemakers and friend, Dave Miner of <a href=\"http:\/\/minerwines.com\/\">Miner Family Vineyards<\/a>. Dave Miner is the real deal&#8212;a true guitar aficionado. Dave is someone who in my opinion successfully and legitimately bridges the gap of wines and guitars in a proper and totally impressive way. In addition to making monumental wines (he is famous for his flagship Bordeaux blend, \u201cThe Oracle\u201d) Dave is a huge supporter of the jazz guitar scene, a legit collector of fine guitars, and on the board of directors of Benedetto Guitars\u2026 he&#8217;s even got some guitar chops of his own.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_251\" style=\"width: 209px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.soundpure.com\/a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Miner-Benedetto-1-of-4.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-251\" data-attachment-id=\"251\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.soundpure.com\/a\/blog\/2010\/05\/17\/benedetto-archtops-jazz-guitar-miner-wines\/miner-benedetto-1-of-4\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.soundpure.com\/a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Miner-Benedetto-1-of-4.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"332,500\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D90&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1271342355&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;32&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1000&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.01&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Miner Benedetto\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Dave Miner&amp;#8217;s new Custom Benedetto featuring inlaid French oak on the fingerboard, and pickguard from real wine barrels&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.soundpure.com\/a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Miner-Benedetto-1-of-4-266x400.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.soundpure.com\/a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Miner-Benedetto-1-of-4.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-251\" title=\"Miner Benedetto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.soundpure.com\/a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Miner-Benedetto-1-of-4-199x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-251\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dave Miner&#8217;s new Custom Benedetto featuring inlaid French oak on the fingerboard, and pickguard from real wine barrels.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Dave has established a wonderful friendship with both Robert Benedetto and Benedetto&#8217;s CEO Howard Paul over the years, and has even released an intensely delicious \u201cBenedetto Vintage Cabernet Sauvignon\u201d in honor of this great friendship (it will knock your socks off).<\/p>\n<p>While with Dave Miner, he showed his pride and joy and latest addition to his collection, <a href=\"http:\/\/minerwines.com\/about\/benedetto\/\">an archtop hand-built for Dave by Robert Benedetto<\/a>. Since we at Sound Pure Guitars source a lot of custom guitars from Benedetto Custom Guitars for our customers, as well as some that we order in on spec (because they are just too beautiful to pass on), we were super psyched to see what Bob Benedetto had dreamed up for Dave, given their fantastic relationship.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.soundpure.com\/a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Miner-Benedetto-2-of-4.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"252\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.soundpure.com\/a\/blog\/2010\/05\/17\/benedetto-archtops-jazz-guitar-miner-wines\/miner-benedetto-2-of-4\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.soundpure.com\/a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Miner-Benedetto-2-of-4.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"332,500\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D90&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1271342359&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;32&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1000&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.01&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Miner Benedetto Guitar\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;A close-up of the bridge, tail-piece and pick-guard of this amazing custom Benedetto guitar using french oak from wine barrels&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.soundpure.com\/a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Miner-Benedetto-2-of-4-266x400.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.soundpure.com\/a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Miner-Benedetto-2-of-4.jpg\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-252\" title=\"Miner Benedetto Guitar\" src=\"https:\/\/www.soundpure.com\/a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Miner-Benedetto-2-of-4-199x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>While spending a fantastic afternoon with Dave, we had a chance to taste some remarkable wines. The Miner wines are a lot like world-class archtop guitars. They are subtle, sophisticated, balanced, and not over-engineered with chemicals. Miner lets the wonderfully well-sourced grapes do the talking. They are what you expect from a boutique vineyard that hasn&#8217;t given into all of the hype. It is clear that they don&#8217;t chase chemically engineering their wine to appeal to the less-discriminating mass markets, but instead produce wines that simply exhibit the best characteristics of wonderfully well-sourced grapes from the best parts of Napa. If anything, they are more French in their wine-making than they are American. I highly recommend joining the Miner Family Vineyards Wine club to taste some of their remarkable wines. If you join their club, you will also gain access to incredible deals (some that I&#8217;ve taken advantage of myself), as well as the best part: first-shot access to a once-a-year event that is truly unique (and one that always sells out.<\/p>\n<p>I just got the e-mail for the Miner\/Benedetto Jazz Guitar Annual Event since I&#8217;m a part of the club and mailing list, so I suggest you sign up too to have a chance to do the same. The gig is at Miner Family Vineyards in Oakville, CA on Saturday, August 14. They are serving a nice light dinner at 5:30, with the concert at 7 p.m. If you\u2019ve never had a trip to Napa, there is no better time to experience some fine wine, fine guitar playing, and fine guitars. The event will feature Bucky Pizzarelli, Howard Alden, and Howard Paul. Miner will be releasing their 2007 Benedetto Cabernet. Let us know if you are interested in going, we can meet up!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_250\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.soundpure.com\/a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Miner-Event.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-250\" data-attachment-id=\"250\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.soundpure.com\/a\/blog\/2010\/05\/17\/benedetto-archtops-jazz-guitar-miner-wines\/miner-event\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.soundpure.com\/a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Miner-Event.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,518\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Miner Bendetto 2010 Jazz Guitar Event\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;The Miner-Benedetto 2010 Jazz Guitar Wine-Release Event&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.soundpure.com\/a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Miner-Event-400x259.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.soundpure.com\/a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Miner-Event.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-250\" title=\"Miner Bendetto 2010 Jazz Guitar Event\" src=\"https:\/\/www.soundpure.com\/a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Miner-Event-300x194.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"194\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-250\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Miner-Benedetto 2010 Jazz Guitar Wine-Release Event<\/p><\/div>\n<p>At the very least, if you are ever thirsty for some fine wine, give Miner a try. If the photos of this gorgeous Benedetto custom instrument have you itching for a Benedetto of your own, give us a call, we\u2019d love to talk to you about the (endless) possibilities, as well as our private stock of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.soundpure.com\/search\/benedetto\">custom-built Benedetto guitars<\/a> and other <a href=\"https:\/\/www.soundpure.com\/c\/archtop-jazz-guitars\/35\">remarkable archtops that we have in inventory<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The link between fine wine and fine guitars can often rightly be called false or pretentious. But this is simply not a universal truth. This &#8220;crossover&#8221; audience of alleged guitar aficionados who also love wine is too often bombarded with advertisements from mass-production guitar factories (not to name any names, but we don\u2019t carry them), [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","spay_email":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[721],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-246","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-guitars-and-amps"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v18.5.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Benedetto Archtops, Jazz Guitar Performance, Miner Wines - Sound Pure<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.soundpure.com\/a\/blog\/2010\/05\/17\/benedetto-archtops-jazz-guitar-miner-wines\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Benedetto Archtops, Jazz Guitar Performance, Miner Wines - Sound Pure\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The link between fine wine and fine guitars can often rightly be called false or pretentious. 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