Great white divide: chardonnay or sauvignon blanc? Continue reading “Chardonnay-Sauvignon Blanc”
Tag: Gus Clemens
Aromas
Your nose is the most important part of your body in the enjoyment of wine. Continue reading “Aromas”
Temperature
Hot days, cold nights—lodestone of quality wine. Continue reading “Temperature”
Making rosé
The assertion rosé wine is only for summer sipping is despicable canard, but the belief is widely held and with Mother’s Day in four days and summer coming, we visit the four ways to create rosé. Continue reading “Making rosé”
Wine shop errors
Shopping for wine should be joy, but for some it is angst. Anti-angst strategies: Continue reading “Wine shop errors”
The Prisoner Wine Company Blindfold California White Wine 2014
Bright, deep gold color; white peach, honeysuckle, apricot on the nose; mandarin orange, tangerine, hazelnut, touch of grapefruit and minerality on the palate. Continue reading “The Prisoner Wine Company Blindfold California White Wine 2014”
Galil Mountain Winery Ela Upper Galilee Dry Red Wine 2013
Galil Mountain Winery Ela Upper Galilee Dry Red Wine 2013: Deep purple color; cherry, cranberry on the nose; semi-sour cherry, raspberry, plum, coffee on the palate. Continue reading “Galil Mountain Winery Ela Upper Galilee Dry Red Wine 2013”
Tom Gore Chardonnay 2014
Medium gold color; apple, peach, pear, brown sugar, vanilla, oak on the nose; ripe fruit, peach, pear, butter, vanilla, spice on the palate. Continue reading “Tom Gore Chardonnay 2014”
Francis Coppola Sofia Rosé Monterey County 2015
Vivid ruby color; watermelon, strawberry, lilt of lavender on the nose; fruit punch, raspberry, cherry, watermelon, strawberry, citrus on somewhat restrained palate. Continue reading “Francis Coppola Sofia Rosé Monterey County 2015”
Sweetness
Wine label and wine experts contend this is dry wine, but it tastes sweet to me. What is going on? Continue reading “Sweetness”