Author: gusclemens

For a wine writer, Mother’s Day is easy: rosé. For Father’s Day this Sunday, not so easy. Continue reading →

Medium ruby color; blackberry, raspberry, baking spice on the nose; raspberry, red plum, red fruits, black olive, chocolate on the palate. Continue reading →

Medium straw color; very aromatic floral, orange blossom, citrus nose; Meyer lemon, grapefruit, green apple, lime, peach, spice, minerals-salt on the palate. Continue reading →

Pale gold color; white peach, nectarine, lime, minerals on the nose; white peach, lemon, kiwi, cantaloupe, kiwi on the palate. Continue reading →

Pale straw color; orange blossom, honeysuckle, tangerine, jasmine on the nose; grapefruit, nectarine, apricot, lemon, spice on the palate. Continue reading →

Medium ruby color; cherry, plum, whiff of cedar on the nose; cherry, plum, black cherry, raspberry, red fruits, minerality, red licorice on the palate. Continue reading →

Pale straw color; apricot, mandarin orange, vanilla on the nose; mandarin orange, green apple, apricot, white peach, quince, beeswax on the palate. Continue reading →

Sales of table wine in the United States essentially are flat after a sustained boom. The latest figures available show wine sales grew by only .02 percent in 2017. Continue reading →

Medium ruby color; tobacco, coffee, cherry, cedar on vivid nose; black cherry, sour cherry, plum, blackberry, strawberry on the palate. Continue reading →

Deep purple color; black cherry, sweet tobacco, plum on the nose; black cherry, sour cherry, black plum, blackberry on the palate. Continue reading →