Author: gusclemens

There is a lot of information on a wine label. Some of it germane: producer, grape variety or type of wine, vintage. Continue reading →

Deep ruby color; blackberry, boysenberry, vanilla, tea, spice on the nose; blackberry, plum, blueberry, raspberry, cherry, fig, vanilla, licorice, chocolate, pepper on the palate. Continue reading →

Medium gold color; peach, honeysuckle, flowers on the nose; citrus, peach, tangerine, Meyer lemon, lime, apricot, stone fruit, pink grapefruit, minerality on the palate. Continue reading →

Medium ruby color; raspberry, cherry, black tea, pinch of earth on the nose; raspberry, black plum, cherry, blueberry, strawberry, clove on the palate. Continue reading →

Pale Copper color; Raspberry, strawberry, peach on the nose; strawberry, raspberry, watermelon, hint of citrus, minerality on the palate. Continue reading →

This is different wine review than I have attempted before. Recently, Justin Vineyard & Winery organized a vertical tasting—tasting various vintages of the same wine. The wine was Justin’s flagship red, Isosceles, vintages 2016, 2017, 2018 Continue reading →

Medium copper color; strawberry, watermelon, orange peel on the nose; cherry, raspberry, strawberry, red watermelon, red apple, spice on the palate. Continue reading →

Wine makers recognized climate change years ago. Many vine growers have meticulous records dating back a hundred years. For them, global warming is not speculation, it is real and their livelihoods depend on responding to it. Continue reading →

Deep ruby color; fig, honey, plum on the nose; plum, ripe dark fruit, fig, plum, honey, chocolate, oak on the palate. Continue reading →

Deep straw color; pear, honeydew melon, apple, white flowers on the nose; ripe pear, green apple, honeydew melon, citrus, minerality on the palate. Continue reading →