Clairet: the Super-Rosé?

Roger Morris
Feature Stories
4 min read
Several years ago when I was on assignment in Bordeaux, one of the winemakers I interviewed was Esme Johnstone, a former major British wine merchant who had taken up residence as director of Château de Sours near Saint-Quentin-de-Baron.  His biggest opportunity, Johnstone told me, was to make loads of rosé

Remembering Peter Mondavi

Michelle Locke
Feature Stories
3 min read
Peter Mondavi of Charles Krug Winery, a luminary of Napa Valley Wine, passed away recently. Palate Press remembers his legacy by revisiting this interview with columnist Michelle Locke from 2015, back when he was only 100.  Peter Mondavi. Sr. is holding a cork from a 1966 bottle of Charles Krug Cabernet Sauvignon,

On the ryes: Canadian whisky gains respect

Michelle Locke
Feature Stories
3 min read
Canadian whisky has always had respectable sales in the U.S. It just hasn’t always gotten a lot of respect. That’s changed. Take the Crown Royal Northern Harvest Rye whisky that was named World Whisky of the Year by expert Jim Murray in his 2016 Whisky Bible.  Other brands of note

Iconic Wineries of the Atlantic Coast

Roger Morris
Features
14 min read
The soil and the climate have always been here.  But it took a few centuries to find the right grapes to plant, to develop the needed modern techniques in the vineyards and wineries, and to see winegrowers emerge with the knowledge, stamina, resources and vision to create iconic, high-quality wines