Author: gusclemens

Medium ruby color; cherry, leather, cedar on the nose; cherry, cranberry, fig, dried herbs on the palate. Continue reading →

Labor Day: bittersweet homage to transition, end-of-summer obeisance to the passage of time, and recognition that to everything there is a season and a time for every purpose under heaven. Continue reading →

Medium ruby color; cherry, tobacco, fig, cooking spices on the nose; cherry, redcurrant, red fruits, blueberry, toasted oak, smoke on the palate. Continue reading →

Deep copper-salmon color; strawberry, cherry, sweet balsamic on the nose; strawberry, cherry, watermelon, minerality, lemon-lime on the palate. Continue reading →

Deep garnet color; dark fruits, blackberry, tobacco on the nose; black cherry, black fruits, blackberry, plum, leather, white pepper, chocolate on the palate. Continue reading →

Deep copper-brass color; orange citrus, caramel, brandy, honey on the nose; mandarin orange, nectarine, fig, caramelized sugars, honey, maple syrup, nutty oxidation on the palate. Continue reading →

Deep purple-ruby color; plum, blueberry, black cherry on the nose; black cherry, plum, blueberry, hint of vanilla on the palate. Continue reading →

Pale yellow color; grapefruit, tropical fruit, white peach, pineapple on the nose; honeydew, citrus, grapefruit, white peach on the palate. Continue reading →

Crljenak kaštelanski (pronounce Tserl-yee-ehnak Kashh-tell-ann-skee). Primitivo (pronounce pri-meh-TEE-Voh). Or, if you are confounded by Croation and intimidated by Italian, go with the California pronunciation: zinfandel (‘zin-fən-del). Continue reading →

Medium purple color; plum, blackberry, boysenberry, leather, menthol on the nose; plum, blackcurrant, raspberry, black cherry, spice, minerality on the palate. Continue reading →