Author: gusclemens

Beer or margarita is the knee-jerk response to alcohol pairing with Mexican and Tex-Mex food. All well and good, but wine can be in the conversation, too. Continue reading →

Pale copper color; grapefruit, orange peel, strawberry, melon, delicate florals on the initially faint nose; strawberry, lime, watermelon, raspberry, cherry on the palate. Continue reading →

Deep copper color; cherry, raspberry, peach, red fruits, bread yeast on soft nose; apple, strawberry, raspberry, cherry, ruby red grapefruit, nectarine on the palate. Continue reading →

Medium gold color; yellow apple, pear, floral nose; green apple, grapefruit, lemon-lime, peach, honeydew melon, almonds on the palate. Continue reading →

Pale straw color; flowers, green apple, peach, acacia flowers on the nose; green apple, honeydew melon, pear on the palate. Continue reading →

Medium straw color; lemon-lime, jasmine, green apple on the nose; Meyer lemon, apricot, beeswax on the palate. Continue reading →

It is long established that grapevines and wine date back thousands of years. Until recently, the accepted date was 8,000 years ago. New research has pushed that back to 11,000 years. Continue reading →

Deep garnet color; hickory, raspberry, blackberry, blueberry, delicately floral on the nose; blackberry, blueberry, raspberry, peach jam on the palate. Continue reading →

Pale copper color; strawberry, raspberry, grapefruit rind on the nose; raspberry, strawberry, red grapefruit, citrus on the palate. Continue reading →

Deep ruby color; black cherry, plum, black olive, toasted oak, lavender, on the nose; black cherry, blueberry, plum, blackcurrant, cranberry, raspberry, chocolate, coffee, oak spices on the palate. Continue reading →