Author: gusclemens

If you are reading this column, you survived the holidays. Congratulations. It also means you likely will buy wine during the 362 days remaining in 2018. Continue reading →

Medium copper color; strawberry, red cherry, flowers on the nose; cherry, strawberry, cranberry, raspberry, red watermelon on the palate. Continue reading →

Deep ruby-garnet color; dried black fruit-raisins, spice, pepper, cocoa, licorice on the nose; black cherry, raisins, strawberry, orange peel, smoke, mocha, licorice on the palate. Continue reading →

Light yellow color with hints of green; pear, apple, citrus, wisteria on the nose; peach, apple, some lemon-lime on the palate. Continue reading →

Deep gold color; white peach, yellow apple, honeysuckle on the nose; white peach, yellow apple, honeydew melon, pear on the palate. Continue reading →

Medium ruby color; cherry, boysenberry on the nose; cherry, blackberry, redcurrant, chocolate, vanilla, toast, dried fig on the palate. Continue reading →

New Year’s wine resolution time. Refreshingly, many of these resolutions can last past the time the ink dries on the newsprint. Several were made and kept in previous passages from one chapter of the Gregorian calendar to the next. Continue reading →

Deep purple color; blackberry, cherry, blueberry, plum on the nose; black cherry, blackberry, red plum, pepper on the palate. Continue reading →

Deep purple-red color; red fruits, blueberry, vanilla on the nose; red and black cherries, sour cherry, raspberry, blackberry, red plum, load of spice on the palate. Continue reading →

Medium yellow color; grass, citrus, lemon on the nose; grapefruit, lemon-lime, white peach on the palate. Continue reading →