Author: gusclemens

Like zombies in The Living Dead genre, Generation Y lurches forward inexorably, upending the wine world.
Generation Y (people born between 1980 and 2000) drink alcohol more than any generation in history—and part of that cohort is not yet even old enough to legally drink.
Game changer: surveys show Gen Y’s prefer wine over other alcoholic drinks. Continue reading →

Ink-dark color; melange of dark fruit, vanilla, mint hint, bacon on robust nose; ripe blackberry, boysenberry, raspberry, chocolate, plum, pepper, spice, oak on generous palate—if you want a dark fruit flavor, you probably can find it somewhere in this dense, big wine. Continue reading →

Merriman The Brasher Block Chenin Blanc 2012: Gold-yellow color; green apple, pear on the nose; nicely crisp and bright on the palate, Continue reading →

Light straw-yellow color; lime, green apple, white peach, tangerine on the nose; white peach, pear, apricot, minerals on the palate. Continue reading →

Bright yellow-gold with hint of green color; citrus, little green apples nose; lemon, green apple, lime, white peach on the palate; Continue reading →

Translucent ruby color; red currant, cranberry nose; delicious cranberry, cherry, strawberry on the palate; Continue reading →

When something is worth a lot of money, thieves notice and do what thieves do.
Domaine de la Romanée-Conti is pinot noir made in the Côte-d’Or (Golden Slope) region of Burgundy, France. Average price of a 750 ml bottle of their best offering, if you can get on the buy list, is between $12,000 and $15,000. It is the most expensive wine in the world. Continue reading →

Rich golden color; honey, honeysuckle, tropical fruit nose; honey, citrus, pinch of pear on the palate; dry, immensely rich, enough acidity to balance the sweetness; coats the palate in pleasure. Continue reading →

Wild Horse Central Coast Pinot Noir 2014: Ruby color, translucent; strawberry, cherry, hint of rosemary on the nose; strawberry, raspberry, cherry on the palate; Continue reading →

Decimus Napa Valley Chardonnay 2011: Yellow-green color; honeydew melon, vanilla nose;, honeydew, white peach, apricot, lemon custard, hint of caramel on the palate; Continue reading →