Author: gusclemens

Ingredients and allergy information likely are coming to a wine label near you. Much already is mandated in Europe. The U.S. Treasury Department’s Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) is taking comments to fine-tune U.S. mandates. Continue reading →

Pale amber color; orange, apricot, apple, honey, sweet spices, flowers, smoke on the nose and palate. Continue reading →

Deep garnet color; cherry, black plum, raspberry, tomato, balsalmic, mint, oak on the nose and palate; some earth and oak on the finish. Continue reading →

Deep ruby color; plum, raspberry, cherry, blackberry, vanilla, oak, cocoa, baking spice on the nose and palate, with blackcurrant tang on the mid-palate. Continue reading →

Deep ruby color; cherry, plum, blackberry jam, licorice, raspberry, chocolate, oak on the nose and palate. Continue reading →

Medium purple-ruby color; raspberry, strawberry, baking spice on the nose; blueberry, raspberry, cherry, strawberry, vanilla on the palate. Continue reading →

Pale gold color; honeysuckle, lime blossom, hint of mowed grass on the nose; gooseberry, lime-lemon, passionfruit, grapefruit on the nose and palate. Continue reading →

Pale gold color; white peach, lemon zest, apple on the nose; Meyer lemon, white peach, tart apple, nectarine on the palate. Continue reading →

Deep purple-ruby color; blackberry, plum, black cherry, cassis, licorice on the nose; plum jam, black cherry, blackberry, raspberry jam, raisins, baker’s chocolate on the palate. Continue reading →

Next Monday brings us to the annual bittersweet pivot from the adventures and tribulations of summer to the prayed-for succor of autumn. Labor Day. Continue reading →