At the top of my list of wine regions to visit, this year, is a rather unlikely place, if you haven’t been introduced to its constantly surprising wines: Nova Scotia. Over the last few months, I’ve had the chance to-read more-
The region of Roussillon falls clearly within the borders of France. It is also regularly amalgamated with its neighboring region, in the denomination of Languedoc-Roussillon. However, the area really has a story that is entirely its own. The windswept, hot,-read more-
You will rarely, if ever, visit a wine region about which you know essentially nothing. That was the curious position in which I found myself as I arrived for TasteCamp North last weekend in Niagara, Canada. I'm going to assume-read more-
Co-ops are usually the volume-first, quality-second institutions of the wine world. Not so with Produttori del Barbaresco, a group of 19 producers in the Barbaresco appellation who work together to produce some of the best wines in all of Piedmont,-read more-
Palate Press contributor Adam Caperton recently returned from a trip through Greece. Previously touring Santorini, then exploring Cephalonia, this final week we follow him through the Peloponnese. Nick Harlaftis Nick Harlaftis, the third generation owner of Chateau Harlaftis near the-read more-
California hardly conjures up an image of a wine region struggling with an identity crisis. But there are areas of the Golden State that have never fully defined a winemaking niche. A consortium of Mendocino County winemakers are counting on-read more-
Clear, medium-deep intensity, plum purple in color. Clean nose with medium to medium-full aromas of dark fruit, plum, raspberry, blackberry, and savory herbs, rosemary, coffee. Dry on the palate with medium-full tannin, medium-low acidity, and flavors of cherry conserves, blackberry,-read more-
Palate Press contributor Adam Caperton recently returned from a trip through Greece. Previously touring Santorini, this week we follow him through Cephalonia. Check back next week for his report from the Peloponnese. Speaking with Petros Markantonatos and his wife, Marianna Cosmetatos,-read more-