Author: gusclemens

Deep ruby-garnet color; Morello cherry, redcurrant, plum, blueberry, strawberry, licorice, cocoa, toasted oak, vanilla, spice on the nose and palate. Continue reading →

After 17 years of communicating to readers as a newspaper wine columnist with a side gig online, the ground shifted, the medium and the stylistic conventions of the message changed. Continue reading →

Straw, yellow color; Golden Delicious apple, lemon, grapefruit, pear, citrus, brioche, almond, minerality on the nose and palate. Continue reading →

Deep ruby color; plum, black cherry, blackberry, redcurrant, licorice, chocolate, spice, light toasted oak on the nose and palate. Continue reading →

Medium ruby color; raspberry, dark cherry, blackberry, blackcurrant, plum, strawberry, garrigue (scent of Mediterranean scrubland), thyme, sage, licorice on the nose and palate. Continue reading →

Medium ruby color; blackberry, cherry, red fruits, strawberry, fig, licorice, leather, spice, light oak on the nose and palate. Continue reading →

Pale gold color; citrus, lemon, apple, peach, honey, ruby grapefruit, acacia, whiffs of white flowers, honeysuckle, minerals, bare hint of oak on the nose and palate. Continue reading →

Medium gold color; pear, peach, lemon, lemongrass, green apple, orange peel, honey, vanilla, lavender, minerality on the nose and palate. Continue reading →

Deep ruby color; dark plum, blackcurrant, blackberry, dark raspberry, black cherry, dark coffee, cedar, oak, meat on the nose and palate. Continue reading →

Deep ruby color; dark cherry, blackberry, plum, blackcurrant, boysenberry, chocolate, oak, baking spice, vanilla, violets, earth on the nose and palate. Continue reading →