Medium purple color; red plum, blackberry, cherry on the nose; plum, cherry, strawberry, blackberry, tobacco, vanilla on the palate. Continue reading
Author: gusclemens
Casa Relvas São Miguel Do Sul Tinto 2018
Deep ruby color; raspberry, blackcurrant, chocolate, flowers on the nose; black cherry, black plum, blackberry, leather on the palate. Continue reading
Beronia Gran Reserva Rioja 2013
Deep ruby-garnet color; cherry, cedar, tobacco on the nose; cherry, blackcurrant, plum, blackberry, black olives, mocha, earth, vanilla, oak spice on the palate. Continue reading
Riva Leone Barbaresco DOCG 2017
Pale garnet color; cherry, pomegranate, rose hip, leather, earth on the nose; sour cherry, black tea, cranberry, almonds, oak spice on the palate. Continue reading
What is wine? 2-15-2023
What is wine? For many, that question was answered thousands of years ago. Wine is grape juice after yeast converts its sugar into alcohol and carbon dioxide. Continue reading
Champagne’s rise 2-8-2023
The land was sheep country, too far north for grapes. The local wine was mediocre, pawned off to roughhewn wool buyers or consumed by locals as vin de table. Continue reading
Lanson Champagne Le Black Label Brut NV
Medium gold color; apple, pear, lemon, brioche on the nose; apple, red fruit, lemon, grapefruit, white peach, almond on the palate. Continue reading
Funckenhausen Cabernet Sauvignon, Mendoza 2020
Deep ruby color; dark fruits, black cherry, blackcurrant, leather, oak on the nose; black cherry, blackcurrant, sour plum, dark chocolate, pepper, oak spice on the palate. Continue reading
E. Guigal Côtes du Rhône Red 2018
Medium ruby color; raspberry, plum, spice on the nose; raspberry, plum, cherry, redcurrant, blueberry, blackberry, meat, black pepper, oak on the palate. Continue reading
Renwood Ranch Estate Zinfandel, Amador County 2019
Deep purple color; blackberry, blueberry, plum, caramel on the nose; blackberry, plum, licorice, sweet oak, vanilla, earth, smoke on the palate. Continue reading
