Author: gusclemens

Happy Valentine’s Day. Yes, it is a “day” conjured by greeting card companies, candy makers, and flower shops, but here it is and you better do something about it if you want the coming weeks to go smoothly with whomever accompanies you in your journey through life. Continue reading →

Deep ruby color; plum, olive, peppercorn, whiff of oak on the nose; red fruit, plum, raspberry, blueberry, olive, pepper, spice, hint of meat on the palate. Continue reading →

Deep ruby color; cherry, cedar, spice, flowers on the nose; black cherry, blackberry, red bell pepper, tickle of blackcurrant tang on the palate. Continue reading →

Pale straw color; bread, green apple, citrus, lemon on the nose; yellow apple, honeydew melon, white peach, lemon on the palate. Continue reading →

What’s in a name? In the wine world, often confusion, occasionally chaos. Continue reading →

Medium gold color; honeysuckle, citrus on the nose; peach, tangerine, mango, lemon, orange peel on the palate. Continue reading →

Pale yellow color with hint of green; citrus, lemon, smoke on the nose; lemon, lime, grapefruit, melon, white peach on the palate. Continue reading →

Deep straw-gold color; melon, lemon, grapefruit, mango on the nose; grapefruit, nectarine, melon, peach on the palate. Continue reading →

For most people, the best wine they ever drank had more to do with who they drank it with, what they were eating, and where they drank it than with the liquid in the bottle. Continue reading →

Deep purple color; very concentrated red fruits, leather, lavender, hint of barnyard on the nose; intense red fruits, dark cherry, plum, blackcurrant, herbs, meat, white pepper, smoke on the palate. Continue reading →