Please The Palate Newsletter April 2018

Written by Allison Levine on April 5, 2018

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Spring is here! Well, after the snow storms on the East Coast and rain storms on the West Coast, hopefully it is time for the flowers to bloom and the sun to shine! The first quarter of 2018 has flown by with restaurant openings, winemaker meetings, winery region visits, wine events and multiple airplane rides! Now, with Spring comes longer days and lots of great happenings!

Upcoming Events

Pebble Beach Food & Wine (April 5-8)
Pebble Beach Food & Wine is the premier epicurean lifestyle event on the West Coast, matching 250 acclaimed wineries and 100 celebrity chefs to create a hedonistic four-day destination on one of the most picturesque strips of coastline in the world. Throughout the weekend you’ll enjoy intimate access to the pinnacle of culinary and wine talent at wine tastings, cooking demos, and some of the most exclusive, unique dining opportunities available in the world.

Oregon Wine Trail Los Angeles (April 24)
We’re hitting the trail with 50 Oregon wineries and our friends at Olympia Provisions, Salt & Straw Ice Cream and Stumptown Coffee Roasters for a grand happening of Oregonian wine, food and personality. No white table cloths, no orange cheese cubes. Instead, a generous pour of Oregon’s fine wines and pioneering spirit.

Vintage Hollywood (June 9)
Vintage Hollywood is an intimate outdoor event attended that showcases an exclusive group of wineries and features food from some of the area’s top restaurants. The beneficiary for the 2018 Vintage Hollywood event is one of Los Angeles County’s largest social services agencies, The People Concern, which was formed in 2016 in a merger of two trusted social service organizations based in Los Angeles – OPCC and Lamp Community. Informed by more than fifty years of work in the community, The People Concern empowers the most vulnerable among us to rebuild their lives.

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Read the full April 2018 Newsletter.

Please The Palate Pick of the Week: Dagne Dover Charlie Tote

Written by Allison Levine on January 13, 2018

Travel Lifestyle

Many days of the week I am on the go. Whether is it an overnight trip up north or meetings around the city, I am out for the day and need everything with me. I used to carry a purse with my wallet, glasses, phone, camera and keys and then would bring a tote with my tablet, any relevant files, a notebook, pens and whatever else I would need. There was also the water bottle and snacks that would get thrown on top wherever they would fit. And then I got my Dagne Dover Charlie Tote and my life changed and that is why it is the Please The Palate pick of the week.

Dagne Dover tote bags are chic and stylish but more importantly they are exceptionally functional and that makes them the perfect work bag. Read More +

Please The Palate January 2018 Newsletter

Written by Allison Levine on January 4, 2018

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Happy 2018! What a year 2017 was! It was a year of natural disasters ravaging California’s wine country and beyond, unexpected losses of some of our favorite winemakers and political discord. We are looking forward to 2018 and hope that it is a better year for all!

Despite many of the challenges of 2017, Please The Palate celebrated 6 years of being in business and we continue to keep moving at a never-ending pace.

Travel
While 2016 brought 140 days of travel, 2017 brought only 116 days of travel! Trips took me domestically to Santa Barbara, Pebble Peach, Pismo Beach, Sonoma, Napa, San Francisco, New York, Boston, Washington DC, Virginia, Chicago and Miami. On the international front, I traveled to Baja Mexico, Cabo San Lucas and France, as well as first time visits to Germany, Cuba and Portugal. It has been amazing to visit so many places and explore the cultures of new countries.

Writing
2017 brought 69 published articles in outlets including the Napa Valley Register, California Winery Advisor, ATOD Magazine, Wine Industry Network and Drizly.

In addition, I started doing some fun one-minute wine videos with the Wine Weirdos .

Events
More than 40 events were planned, marketed and promoted across the U.S. in 2017 and we are looking forward to announcing more trade and consumer events for 2018.

Read the full January 2018 Newsletter