Author: gusclemens

Next Monday brings us to the annual bittersweet pivot from the adventures and tribulations of summer to the prayed-for succor of autumn. Labor Day. Continue reading →

Pale ruby color; raspberry, strawberry, blackberry, cinnamon, violets on the nose; raspberry, tart cherry, strawberry, plum, spice, white pepper, black tea on the palate. Continue reading →

Deep ruby color; cherry, blackcurrant, leather on the nose; cherry, blackcurrant, raspberry, plum, blackberry, licorice, pepper, oak notes, chocolate on the palate. Continue reading →

Pale gold color; peach, pear, orange rind, lime, meadow flowers on the nose; pear, lemon, white peach, grapefruit, minerality on the palate. Continue reading →

Deep ruby color; cherry, raspberry, baking spice, cedar on the nose; black cherry, plum, blackcurrant, blackberry, jammy raspberry, mint, chocolate on the palate. Continue reading →

Deep tawny color; cherry, plum, graphite, earth, leather on the nose; dark cherry, plum, blackberry, raspberry, redcurrant, tomato, tobacco, oak on the palate. Continue reading →

Deep ruby color; cherry, black plum, mocha, earth on the nose; cherry, black plum, blackcurrant, raspberry, fig, licorice, chocolate on the palate. Continue reading →

Pale amber-copper color; strawberry, cherry on the nose; strawberry, cherry on the palate. Continue reading →

Medium ruby color; cherry, raspberry, blackberry, vanilla, cedar, baking spice on the nose; raspberry, tart cherry, blueberry, oak notes on the palate. Continue reading →

I hate to break it to you, but the days of good cheap wine are numbered. Very drinkable wine under $10 was a holy grail of wine drinkers and wine writers for years. Alas, those days are fading in the rearview mirror of our lives. Continue reading →