Author: gusclemens

Deep ruby color; blackcurrant, cherry, strawberry, raspberry, chocolate, licorice, walnut, flowers, spice, savory, tobacco notes on the nose and palate. Continue reading →

Golden amber color; dried apricot, orange marmalade, raisin, grapefruit, lemon-lime, honey, fig, walnut, toasted almond, caramel, butterscotch, marzipan on the nose and palate. Continue reading →

Pale gold color; golden delicious apple, lemon, melon, pear, pineapple, wet stone, honey, oak, minerality on the nose and palate. Continue reading →

Spring is here. What wines are especially suited for the warming days and the return of plants from dormancy? There are many happy choices. Continue reading →

Medium gold-straw color; citrus, lemon-lime, apple, orange peel, white peach, melon, almond, minerality-saline on the nose and palate. Continue reading →

Deep garnet-tawny color; dried fruit, dried cherry, orange peel, apricot, caramel, nuts, spice, tobacco, chocolate, oak on the nose and palate. Continue reading →

Medium straw color; white grapefruit, honeydew melon, kiwi, lemon-lime, citrus, green bell pepper, mowed grass, flowers on the nose and palate. Continue reading →

Deep ruby color; cherry, wild red berries, elderberry, licorice, vanilla, oak spice, earth, violets on the nose and palate. Continue reading →

Dow’s 20 Year Tawny Porto: Deep, polished mahogany, amber rim color; orange marmalade, citrus peel, dried apricot, cherry, blueberry, dark chocolate, burnt caramel, butterscotch, hazelnut, ginger, clove, violets, honeysuckle on the nose and palate. Continue reading →

Sixty years ago, Texas wine was a curious microdot in the wine world. Two Texas Tech professors piddled around with a few grapevines, originally intending to make grape jelly to supplement their income. Continue reading →