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		<title>High summer wine 7-9-2025</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jul 2025 22:47:15 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[It is high summer in the Northern Hemisphere. What wine fits into the zeitgeist of pools splashing with bikini-clad frolickers slathered in sun screens, outdoor cooking, indoor binge watching movies on a wide screen while the AC heroically soldiers on? A surprising star shines bright: sparkling wine. First, sparkling is the wine best served around <a class="read-more" href="https://www.gusclemensonwine.com/high-summer-wine-7-9-2025/">Read More</a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Warm weather wine 5-28-2025</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 May 2025 06:00:19 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[As May flowers fade, the more stern months of summer saunter into our lives and our wine drinking regimen. Time to lay down big, bold reds and celebrate the buys of summer. Rosés. Lighter whites. Lighter reds, maybe chilled, maybe even with an ice cube floating in the glass. Wine punches like sangria come into <a class="read-more" href="https://www.gusclemensonwine.com/warm-weather-wine-5-28-2025/">Read More</a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Mother’s Day 5-7-2025</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2025 06:00:23 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Mother’s Day easily can be promoted as “Buy Mom Some Wine Day.” There is the cliché joke: “buy mom wine because you are the reason she drinks.” But there is a less jejune reason to do the right thing—moms who enjoy alcohol drinks overwhelmingly prefer wine over spirits and beer. According to polls over several <a class="read-more" href="https://www.gusclemensonwine.com/mothers-day-5-7-2025/">Read More</a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Wines for spring 3-26-2025</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 06:00:11 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Spring is here. What wines are especially suited for the warming days and the return of plants from dormancy? There are many happy choices. Bright acidity, floral aromatics, freshness, lightness, and lower alcohol are hallmarks of wines that pair with the dynamic character of the season. Here are some classic suggestions: • Sauvignon blanc. New <a class="read-more" href="https://www.gusclemensonwine.com/wines-for-spring-3-26-2025/">Read More</a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Wine for Valentine 2-12-2025</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Feb 2025 07:00:52 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Valentine’s Day cometh, time for expressing love and affection, although one can argue that should be on your to-do list every day. The celebration has roots as far back as ancient Rome. It was then called Lupercalia, a day dedicated to Lupercus, the god of shepherds, and aimed at promoting health and fertility. As do <a class="read-more" href="https://www.gusclemensonwine.com/wine-for-valentine-2-12-2025/">Read More</a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Winter wine survival 1-1-2025</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Dec 2024 07:00:09 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Happy New Year. We survived another sun circumnavigation. Sunlight grows slowly longer. Spring rebirth looms over the sere, cold-swept horizon. Endure these last temperature-challenging months, and we emerge into warm, bright shining mornings. Two wine types provide solace during this frost-dusted interlude: Porto and sherry. Porto and sherry are fortified wines produced on the Iberian <a class="read-more" href="https://www.gusclemensonwine.com/winter-wine-survival-1-1-2025/">Read More</a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Christmas 12-25-2024</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Dec 2024 07:00:39 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[This column runs on Wednesdays in most markets—Christmas Day in 2024. If you have not secured your wine before now, no chance today. We can, however, look forward to New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day. Sparkling wines are stars of New Year celebrations. Statistics indicate roughly 25 percent of all Champagne is sold between <a class="read-more" href="https://www.gusclemensonwine.com/christmas-12-25-2024/">Read More</a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Holiday wine pairing insight 12-18-2024</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Dec 2024 07:00:10 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[With Christmas/holiday feasts coming soon, what is the ideal alcohol percentage for wine paired with food? The answer is 10-14%. Why? U.S. labeling laws are loony, so the ABV amount on the label can be inaccurate, but this is a discussion of wine-food pairing quality not bureaucratic gobbledygook. Lower alcohol wines allow the grapes to <a class="read-more" href="https://www.gusclemensonwine.com/holiday-wine-pairing-insight-12-18-2024/">Read More</a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Gifts for wine drinker 12-11-2024</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Dec 2024 07:00:45 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[If you have a wine lover on your Christmas/holiday gift list, some recommendations. Wine always is appreciated. Gift wine they enjoy, a proclivity you likely know, but if you do not, ask. If you are trying to disguise your gifting intentions, there are many clever ways to inquire. Wine lovers are never hesitant to discuss <a class="read-more" href="https://www.gusclemensonwine.com/gifts-for-wine-drinker-12-11-2024/">Read More</a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Thanksgiving pinot noir 11-20-2024</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Nov 2024 07:00:02 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thanksgiving is the great American gastronomic holiday. Halloween is for foolishness, costumes, and candy. Christmas is for worship, family, and unseemly lust for gaudily wrapped material goods (somewhat antithetical to the Christian origin of the holiday). Thanksgiving is the quintessential harvest feast. Turkey and ham and cranberry sauce and corn on the cob and cornbread <a class="read-more" href="https://www.gusclemensonwine.com/thanksgiving-pinot-noir-11-20-2024/">Read More</a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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