Palate Press

4 min read

The name Tuscany immediately conjures images of sun-drenched fields studded with ochre-stone buildings and roadside cafes in ancient hilltop villages where one can quaff vibrant red wine. But what is the name of that famous Tuscan wine we drink in our dreams? It can’t be Chianti; that’s the basic red

Apples and Grapes: A New Couple at Bellwether Cidery and Winery

Kristina Anderson

Features

5 min read

There is something very sweet in the story of the family winery, where each generation is groomed from birth to take over the family business one day and preserve the family traditions. The story often goes like this: Grandpa still has a presence in the tasting room, but Dad now

A “New” Old Grape: Spigamonti, Candidate for the Wine Mosaic Collection?

Elisabetta Tosi

Features

4 min read

In the summer of 2000, an agronomist consultant called Claudio Oliboni was checking some vineyards in a little place called Spigamonti. This is on a hill near the village of Negrar, in the heart the Valpolicella region. The vineyards belonged to an associate grape grower in the local cooperative, Cantina

Cruising the Wine Islands Of the Southwest of France

Roger Morris

Features

10 min read

Think of the area’s 18 appellations as an archipelago of isolated vinous enclaves. In many ways, France’s Southwest wine region makes little sense. Few of its 18 individual appellations – 12 AOPs and 6 IGPs – barely touch each other. Instead, they are isolated by buffers of woodlands or vast

Finger Lakes: Long-Deserved Good Timing with the Outstanding 2012 Vintage

Evan Dawson

Feature Stories

5 min read

The next time someone brings up the term “vintage variation,” think about this story from the Finger Lakes. In 2011, disease pressure was pernicious and constant throughout the growing season, spurred on by a series of east-coast deluges that seeped into the region. By October, one winemaker compared the vineyards

Pisco Power: South American spirit gaining in popularity, quality

Michelle Locke

Features

3 min read

Portón Master Distiller Johnny Schuler is telling the story, and it’s a story he’s clearly told often, about how he developed a passion for pisco. It was 1977 and he’d been asked to step in as impromptu judge at a Peruvian competition of the traditional spirit, distilled from grapes. (The

Profitability and Elusiveness in Central Otago

W. Blake Gray

Features

7 min read

A decade ago, New Zealand's Central Otago region seemed like the next place for a wine boom. In the 1970s, there were no wineries. There were only six in 1990, but five years ago, there were more than 50. But the boom has stopped, and reality is setting in. The

A whole lotta colheita

Simon J Woolf

Feature Stories

3 min read

Something interesting happens when wine lovers or geeks get the chance to taste very old bottles – and by old I mean multiple decades. The aura of gravitas, excitement and privilege can be such that it's very hard to critically evaluate. Besides, how many of us have done comparative tastings

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A New Grand Red Wine for from Tuscany: Gran Selezione from Chianti Classico

Apples and Grapes: A New Couple at Bellwether Cidery and Winery

A “New” Old Grape: Spigamonti, Candidate for the Wine Mosaic Collection?

Cruising the Wine Islands Of the Southwest of France

Finger Lakes: Long-Deserved Good Timing with the Outstanding 2012 Vintage

Pisco Power: South American spirit gaining in popularity, quality

Profitability and Elusiveness in Central Otago

A whole lotta colheita