Author: gusclemens

Deep purple-ruby color; black fruits, blueberry nose; black fruits, blueberry, blackcurrant, plum on the palate. Continue reading →

Climate is a vital variable in vino. Continue reading →

Pale gold color; lemon, pear, yellow apple, saffron, honeydew melon on the nose; lemon, citrus zest, ginger, melon, peach on the palate. Continue reading →

Deep ruby color; cherry, red, plum fruits on the nose; cherry, plum, black currant, blueberry, spice and minerality on the palate. Continue reading →

Medium pink-cherry red color; red apple, peach, strawberry, bread yeast on the nose; strawberry, red watermelon, cantaloupe, cherry bubblegum on the palate. Continue reading →

Deep purple, almost black; prune, blackberry, vanilla, coffee on the nose; dark fruits, plum, blackberry, cinnamon, earth, tobacco, spice, smoke on the palate. Continue reading →

Deep copper color; lemon, raspberry, cranberry on the nose; cranberry, cherry, raspberry, strawberry, watermelon, mandarin orange on the palate. Continue reading →

Alcohol by volume (ABV) numbers on a wine label give the illusion of precision—they go to tenths of percents—but pull back the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) curtain and, surprise, you discover almost nothing is what it seems. Continue reading →

Medium purple color; red fruits with hint of oak on the nose; plum, raspberry, blueberry, blackberry, touches of peppercorn, leather, tobacco leaf, minerality on the palate. Continue reading →

Deep gold color; apple, pineapple on the nose; green apple, pinch of pear and tinge of orange on the palate. Continue reading →