Sogrape Vinhos Silk & Spice Red Blend 2022

Deep ruby color; plum, blackberry, cherry, blueberry, cinnamon, pepper, vanilla, chocolate, licorice, spices on the nose and palate. Continue reading “Sogrape Vinhos Silk & Spice Red Blend 2022”

AI evaluation 3-5-2025

I find Perplexity a useful AI tool researching wine and other topics. In an act of hubris, I challenged it to evaluate Gus Clemens on Wine. Continue reading “AI evaluation 3-5-2025”

Skipstone Wines Preface by Skipstone Proprietary Red Wine, Alexander Valley, Sonoma 2021

Deep ruby color; cherry, blackberry, blackcurrant, black fig, blood orange, lavender, hibiscus, leather on the nose and palate. Continue reading “Skipstone Wines Preface by Skipstone Proprietary Red Wine, Alexander Valley, Sonoma 2021”

Left Coast Cellars Latitude 45º Estate Pinot Noir, Willamette Valley, Van Duzer Corridor AVA, Oregon 2021

Medium ruby color; black cherry, blackcurrant, cranberry, plum, black tea, forest floor, leather, savory spice, minerality on the nose and palate. Continue reading “Left Coast Cellars Latitude 45º Estate Pinot Noir, Willamette Valley, Van Duzer Corridor AVA, Oregon 2021”

Cockburn’s No. 1 Special Reserve Porto NV

Deep ruby, black color; dark plum, dark cherry, strawberry, licorice, pepper on the nose and palate. Continue reading “Cockburn’s No. 1 Special Reserve Porto NV”

Dow Vale do Bomfim Douro DOC Red Wine Blend 2020

Deep ruby color; red and black fruits, red cherry, blackberry, plum, black pepper, spice, vanilla, flowers on the nose and palate. Continue reading “Dow Vale do Bomfim Douro DOC Red Wine Blend 2020”

Grapes by the numbers 2-26-2025

By best estimate, there are some 10,000 different grape varieties in the world. If you tasted a different one every day, it would take you more than 27 years to complete the task. Thankfully, the world of wine is confined to a smaller number. Continue reading “Grapes by the numbers 2-26-2025”

Etude Pinot Noir Carneros, Grace Benoist Ranch 2020

Medium ruby color; cherry, raspberry, strawberry, red plum, pomegranate, blackberry, earth, black tea, leather, thyme, white pepper, oak on the nose and palate. Continue reading “Etude Pinot Noir Carneros, Grace Benoist Ranch 2020”

Wine bottle sizes 2-19-2025

It is a new year and there are sweeping changes in wine bottle sizes in America. Yep, wine makers and glass blowers have a whole new tool kit to entice you into experiencing whatever elixir they have conjured from grape juice and yeast and wood and whatever else the white-coated wine wizards have procured. Continue reading “Wine bottle sizes 2-19-2025”