Even people who don’t usually do wine do wine at Thanksgiving. Continue reading “Thanksgiving 2014 part 1”
Category: Recent Columns
Acidity
In many ways, art of winemaking is art of developing or manipulating four naturally-occurring acids: tartaric, malic, citric, and lactic. Continue reading “Acidity”
Wine Descriptors
If you deign to read tasting notes in this or other reviews, you encounter fervent attempts to render highly subjective sensations of nose and palate into memorable metaphors and florid adjectives. Continue reading “Wine Descriptors”
Halloween 2014
By Gus Clemens
Friday we celebrate Halloween, first of three year-end harvest festivals. Continue reading “Halloween 2014”
Pick a proper pairing
Too many people make a big deal about food-wine pairing. God bless them, they mean well. Continue reading “Pick a proper pairing”
Chilean wines
By Gus Clemens
With Chile’s Concha y Toro recently named world’s top still wine brand, closer look at the country. Continue reading “Chilean wines”
Top brands
Intangible Business evaluates business intangibles. Continue reading “Top brands”
Amarone—high alcohol
By Gus Clemens
Amarone is amazing wine created in Italy’s Valpolicella region (Valpolicella is region, not a grape) centered around city of Verona. Continue reading “Amarone—high alcohol”
Bottle Shapes
By Gus Clemens
You may not be able to judge a book by its cover, but you can tell a bit about wine by its bottle. Continue reading “Bottle Shapes”
Bottle Punt
By Gus Clemens
We all know punt is what a football team does when it fears it cannot make first down on fourth down, but what’s the deal with that dimple in bottom of a bottle (officially called a “punt” or a “kick up”)? Continue reading “Bottle Punt”