By Gus Clemens
Amarone is amazing wine created in Italy’s Valpolicella region (Valpolicella is region, not a grape) centered around city of Verona. Continue reading “Amarone—high alcohol”
Category: Wine & Grapes
Malbec value
Terrible news for Argentina; fabulous news for us. Continue reading “Malbec value”
Cheap Pinot Noir
Pinot noir historically is privileged province of people with prodigious purchasing power. Continue reading “Cheap Pinot Noir”
Chardonnay
We continue to review wines to help you pick pours promoting holiday joy. Continue reading “Chardonnay”
Zinfandel
Thanksgiving is tomorrow and you have not thought seriously about what wine you are going to buy. Continue reading “Zinfandel”
Sauvignon Blanc
Intimidated by need to pair wine with food for your grand holiday meal? Have no fear, two-word answer here: sauvignon blanc. Continue reading “Sauvignon Blanc”
Pinot Noir
Holidays mean different foods for different folks—turkey, ham, lamb, fish, throw in clutch of vegan demands and a beef steak dripping with blood. What is a host to pour for multifarious family and friends? Continue reading “Pinot Noir”
Riesling
Wine sellers adore Thanksgiving-Christmas-New Years. This is when non-wine drinkers drink wine, increasing store sales by as much as 25 percent. Continue reading “Riesling”
Madeira
What a wonderful time: summer heat is past; great harvest holidays approach. Time to contemplate one of the greatest and most unusual wines in the world: Madeira, an ideal wine to enjoy at the warm, fuzzy end of a feast or while snuggling in a favorite blanket as the first chills of winter whisper outside. Continue reading “Madeira”
Texas tempranillo
Viticultural science may speed things up, but winemaking nuances move at their own pace even if Texas producers want ‘em to get-a-goin’ now. Continue reading “Texas tempranillo”