Clementine’s Wine Gourmet

Clementine’s Wine Gourmet brings a genuine piece of Spain to Coral Gables, founded in late 2019 by Jovi, who grew up in Tarazona de la Mancha, Spain, a region with a real family winemaking tradition, before settling in Miami for nearly a decade and eventually deciding to open a shop that would bring some of that heritage to her adopted city. The store specializes in wine and gourmet food, with a particular focus on Spanish delicacies that are genuinely difficult to find at typical American grocery stores or wine retailers.

Jovi holds a WSET Level 3 Certification, a serious credential in wine education that reflects real expertise rather than simply enthusiasm, and she leads weekly wine tastings at the shop every Thursday, giving regular customers a standing reason to stop back in and try something new. That kind of recurring, expert led tasting event builds the kind of community around a shop that a big box wine retailer rarely manages to replicate, turning a wine purchase into more of a social and educational experience.

The shop is named after Jovi’s beloved bulldog, Clementina, who served as an informal store companion for years before passing away in August of 2024, a detail that speaks to the personal, homegrown feeling that runs through the whole business. Clementine’s also hosts private events and celebrations for customers, extending its role beyond straightforward retail into something closer to a neighborhood gathering spot organized around good wine and good food.

Located on Ponce de Leon Boulevard, Clementine’s Wine Gourmet gives Coral Gables shoppers access to Spanish wines and gourmet products curated by someone with both genuine cultural roots in Spanish winemaking and formal wine education credentials, a combination that is genuinely hard to find. For anyone looking to explore Spanish wine beyond the handful of familiar labels carried at a typical grocery store, or hunting for an authentic Spanish gourmet gift, Clementine’s offers both the inventory and the expert guidance to make that exploration worthwhile, all wrapped in the kind of personal touch that comes from a shop built around one person’s genuine passion rather than a corporate wine buying algorithm. Anyone new to Spanish wine and unsure where to start should plan a visit around the Thursday tasting, since sampling several bottles with Jovi’s guidance is a far more approachable way to build confidence than picking blind off a shelf. The shop’s gourmet food selection pairs naturally with its wine offerings, making it a convenient single stop for putting together a proper Spanish inspired spread for a dinner party, and the personal, homegrown feel of the space tends to make even a quick visit feel less transactional than a standard wine retailer.