Gus Clemens on Wine explores and explains the world of wine in simple, humorous, fun posts

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Gus Clemens writes a syndicated wine column for Gannett/USA Today network and posts online reviews of wines and stories of interest to wine lovers. He publishes almost daily in his substack.com newsletter, on Facebook, on Twitter, and on his website. The Gus Clemens on Wine podcast delivers that material in a warm, user-friendly format.

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Episode Date
Tannins explained 10-8-2025
Oct 09, 2025
Controversial wine review terms 9-16-2025
Sep 17, 2025
Wine writer times they are a-changin’ 9-2-2025
Sep 03, 2025
Wine reviews humor 8-13-2025
Aug 18, 2025
Perceived sweetness in wine 8-6-2025
Aug 11, 2025
A widow solves a Champagne riddle 7-30-2025
Jul 31, 2025
Sparkling evolution-revolution 7-23-2025
Jul 27, 2025
Days of thine and rosés 7-16-2025
Jul 17, 2025
High summer wine 7-9-2025
Jul 10, 2025
Boring wines 7-2-2025
Jul 02, 2025
Expensive wine 6-25-2025
Jun 25, 2025
What’s with Texas wine? 6-18-2025
Jun 18, 2025
Wine time changes 6-11-2025
Jun 09, 2025
Wine-mood pairings 6-4-2025
Jun 03, 2025
Warm weather wine 5-28-2025
May 27, 2025
Cava confusion 5-21-2025
May 20, 2025
Winery wars 5-14-2025
May 13, 2025
Mother’s Day 5-7-2025
May 06, 2025
The future of wine 4-30-2025
Apr 29, 2025
Questions and answers 4-23-2025
Apr 22, 2025
Questions and answers 4-16-2025
Apr 15, 2025
Wine complexity 4-9-2025
Apr 08, 2025
Why no negatives? 4-2-2025
Apr 01, 2025
Wines for spring 3-26-2025
Mar 25, 2025
Texas wine ascendent 3-19-2025
Mar 18, 2025
Wine bottle closures 3-12-2025
Mar 11, 2025
AI evaluation 3-5-2025
Mar 04, 2025
Grapes by the numbers 2-26-2025
Feb 25, 2025
Wine bottle sizes 2-19-2025
Feb 18, 2025
Wine for Valentine 2-12-2025
Feb 11, 2025
Gripes and opinions 2-5-2025
Feb 04, 2025
Blending terms 1-29-2025
Jan 28, 2025
Types of blends 1-22-2025
Jan 21, 2025
Varietals and blends 1-15-2025
Jan 14, 2025
Wine scores 1-8-2025
Jan 07, 2025
Winter wine survival 1-1-2025
Dec 31, 2024
Christmas 12-25-2024
Dec 24, 2024
Holiday wine pairing insight 12-18-2024
Dec 17, 2024
Gifts for wine drinker 12-11-2024
Dec 10, 2024
Nebbiolo—kings and queens 12-4-2024
Dec 03, 2024
White wine ascendant 11-27-2024
Nov 26, 2024
Thanksgiving pinot noir 11-20-2024
Nov 19, 2024
Wine barrels 11-13-2024
Nov 12, 2024
Wood and wine 11-6-2024
Nov 05, 2024
Wine odds and ends 10-30-2024
Oct 29, 2024
Halloween and wine 10-23-2024
Oct 22, 2024
Wine column reflections 10-16-2024
Oct 16, 2024
Alcohol risks 10-9-2024
Oct 08, 2024
Wine name revolution 10-2-2024
Oct 03, 2024
Wine barrels 9-25-2024
Sep 24, 2024
Great wine comes from great vineyards 9-18-2024
Sep 17, 2024
Five enemies of wine 9-11-2024
Sep 10, 2024
How to be a good wine snob 9-4-2024
Sep 03, 2024
Malolactic fermentation/conversion 8-28-2024
Aug 27, 2024
Commercialization defines wine 8-21-2024
Aug 20, 2024
Did dinosaur extinction lead to wine? 8-14-2024
Aug 13, 2024
There is no definition for rosé 8-7-2024
Aug 06, 2024
Your taste buds 7-31-2024
Jul 30, 2024
Underage direct to consumer 7-24-2024
Jul 23, 2024
Véraison 7-17-2024
Jul 16, 2024
Summer and rosé 7-10-2024
Jul 09, 2024
Wine and the Fourth 7-3-2024
Jul 02, 2024
Pét-nat wines 6-26-2024
Jun 25, 2024
High-priced wine 6-19-2024
Jun 18, 2024
Wine storage tips 6-12-2024
Jun 11, 2024
What’s your favorite wine 6-5-2024
Jun 04, 2024
What influences your wine buying? 5-29-2024
May 28, 2024
What do Americans think about wine? 5-22-2024
May 21, 2024
Wine glut pitfalls 5-15-2024
May 14, 2024
Wine descriptors Part Six 5-8-2024
May 07, 2024
Wine descriptors Part Five 5-1-2024
Apr 30, 2024
Wine descriptors Part Four 4-24-2024
Apr 23, 2024
Wine descriptors Part Three 4-17-2024
Apr 16, 2024
Wine descriptors Part Two 4-10-2024
Apr 09, 2024
Wine descriptors Part One 4-3-2024
Apr 03, 2024
Grape growing USA 3-27-2024
Mar 26, 2024
Wine and Holy Week 3-20-2024
Mar 19, 2024
Wine challenges 3-13-2024
Mar 12, 2024
Porto 3-6-2024
Mar 05, 2024
Wine facts and trivia, Part Two 2-28-2024
Feb 27, 2024
Wine facts and trivia, Part One 2-21-2023
Feb 20, 2024
Wine glut 2-14-2024
Feb 13, 2024
Valentine’s Day 2-7-2023
Feb 06, 2024
Scientific proof of terroir 1-31-2024
Jan 30, 2024
Old Vines 1-24-2024
Jan 23, 2024
Laura Catena interview Part Five 1-17-2024
Jan 16, 2024
California’s Goldilocks vintage 1-10-2024
Jan 09, 2024
Meteorological seasons 1-3-2024
Jan 02, 2024
New Year's bubbly 12-27-2023
Dec 26, 2023
Wine for Christmas 12-20-2023
Dec 19, 2023
Christmas gifts 12-13-2023
Dec 12, 2023
Laura Catena interview Part Four 12-6-2023
Dec 05, 2023
Laura Catena interview Part Four 12-6-2023
Dec 05, 2023
Qvevri 11-29-2023
Nov 28, 2023
Laura Catena interview Part Three 11-22-2023
Nov 21, 2023
Thanksgiving strategies 11-15-2023
Nov 14, 2023
Laura Catena interview Part Two 11-8-2023
Nov 07, 2023
Laura Catena interview Part One 11-1-2023
Oct 31, 2023
Random wine facts and hacks 10-25-2023
Oct 24, 2023
Wine is history 10-18-2023
Oct 17, 2023
Texas wine AVAs episode #2 10-11-2023
Oct 10, 2023
Texas wine AVAs episode #1 10-4-2023
Oct 03, 2023
Wine geekiness 9-27-2023
Sep 26, 2023
The religion of wine 9-20-2023
Sep 19, 2023
How to pair wine and cheese 9-13-2023
Sep 12, 2023
Wine ingredient labels 9-6-2023
Sep 05, 2023
Labor Day 8-30-2023
Aug 29, 2023
Cheap wine troubles 8-23-2023
Aug 22, 2023
Wine and health debate continues 8-16-2023
Aug 15, 2023
Big wine 8-9-2023
Aug 08, 2023
Rise of rosé 8-2-2023
Aug 01, 2023
Old vines celebrated 7-26-2023
Jul 25, 2023
America’s first AVA 7-19-2023
Jul 18, 2023
Beat the heat with wine 7-12-2023
Jul 11, 2023
Wine and hot weather 7-5-2023
Jul 04, 2023
Wine texture 6-28-2023
Jun 27, 2023
Back to basics 6-21-2023
Jun 20, 2023
Wedding Champagne 6-14-2023
Jun 13, 2023
Wedding bubbly 6-5-2023
Jun 06, 2023
Wine supply and demand 5-31-2023
May 30, 2023
Wine bottle shapes 5-24-2023
May 23, 2023
Same-tasting wines 5-17-2023
May 16, 2023
Wente Clone made California chardonnay 5-10-2023
May 09, 2023
Mother’s Day 5-3-2023
May 02, 2023
Wine myths 4-26-2023
Apr 25, 2023
Mass production vs great wine 4-19-2023
Apr 18, 2023
Wine and Mexican food 4-12-2023
Apr 11, 2023
Wine grapes 11,000 years old 4-5-2023
Apr 04, 2023
What is your vinotype? 3-29-2023
Mar 28, 2023
Wine questions answered #2 3-22-2023
Mar 21, 2023
Wine’s love-hate relationship 3-15-2023
Mar 14, 2023
Wine questions answered 3-8-2023
Mar 07, 2023
Finally, rain in California wine country 3-1-2023
Mar 01, 2023
Glass and its alternatives 2-22-2023
Feb 21, 2023
What is wine? 2-15-2023
Feb 14, 2023
Champagne’s rise 2-8-2023
Feb 07, 2023
Wine sales statistics 2-1-2023
Jan 31, 2023
Wine is the most interesting drink 1-25-2023
Jan 24, 2023
Wine drinking tips 1-18-2023
Jan 17, 2023
Pressing wine questions 1-11-2023
Jan 10, 2023
Optimism 1-4-2023
Jan 03, 2023
Start the year with wine good news 12-28-2022
Dec 27, 2022
Christmas summer 12-21-2022
Dec 20, 2022
Five key winemaking decisions 12-14-2022
Dec 13, 2022
Napa agonistes 12-7-2022
Dec 06, 2022
Wine world disruption 11-30-2022
Nov 29, 2022
Paso Robles 11-23-2022
Nov 22, 2022
Thanksgiving 2022 11-16-2022
Nov 15, 2022
Everyday, commodity wines 11-9-2022
Nov 08, 2022
Cheap and sweet 11-2-2022
Nov 01, 2022
Wine and Halloween candy 10-26-2022
Oct 25, 2022
Champagne boom 10-19-2022
Oct 18, 2022
Decanting 10-12-2022
Oct 11, 2022
Wine metaphysics 10-5-2022
Oct 04, 2022
What does chewy mean in wine? 9-28-2022
Sep 27, 2022
Fermentation vessels 9-21-2022
Sep 20, 2022
Wine’s glass bottle blues 9-14-2022
Sep 13, 2022
Bright side of wine crisis 9-7-2022
Sep 06, 2022
Pinot noir, chardonnay blends 8-31-2022
Aug 30, 2022
Italian classification system 8-24-2022
Aug 23, 2022
Sparkling stemware 8-17-2022
Aug 16, 2022
Most searched Napa wines 8-10-2022
Aug 09, 2022
Sauvignon Blanc summer 8-3-2022
Aug 02, 2022
Wine capsules 7-27-2022
Jul 26, 2022
Chardonnay 7-20-2022
Jul 19, 2022
Smaller wine containers 7-13-2022
Jul 12, 2022
Chilled red wines 7-6-2022
Jul 05, 2022
Hot dogs and July 4th
Jul 04, 2022
Mendoza Argentina 6-29-2022
Jun 28, 2022
Open bottle tips 6-22-2022
Jun 21, 2022
Father’s Day 6-15-2022
Jun 14, 2022
Wine container history 6-8-2022
Jun 07, 2022
Wine and sports 6-1-2022
May 31, 2022
The case for swirling 5-25-2022
May 24, 2022
Fruit wines 5-18-2022
May 17, 2022
Top grapes by country 5-11-2022
May 10, 2022
Future of wine 5-4-2022
May 03, 2022
Bordeaux blends 4-27-2022
Apr 26, 2022
Needed changes in the wine world 4-20-2022
Apr 19, 2022
White oak crisis 4-13-2022
Apr 12, 2022
Wine sugar and calories 4-6-2022
Apr 05, 2022
Removing red wine stains 3-30-2022
Mar 29, 2022
U.S. wine statistics 3-23-2022
Mar 22, 2022
Best wines for cooking 3-16-2022
Mar 15, 2022
Wine-steak pairing 3-9-2022
Mar 08, 2022
Cru Beaujolais 3-2-2022
Mar 01, 2022
When to decant 2-23-2022
Feb 22, 2022