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Please The Palate Spring 2024 Newsletter

It seems like just yesterday that we were celebrating the new year and yet here we are, already in April. Alas, Spring is here! With...

02 April, 2024

Please The Palate Pick of the Week: Masters of Taste 2024 – On Sunday, April 7th, 2024

While the Please The Palate pick of the week is usually a highlight of the past week, this week it is looking into the future....

30 March, 2024

Crush On This: The Versatility of Wine – One Grape, Five Wines

Wine grapes can be quite versatile. A red skinned grape can make a red wine, but it also can make a rosé wine, a white...

28 March, 2024

Please The Palate Wine of the Week: Bien Nacido Estate 2021 Grenache, Santa Maria Valley

There are many delicious wines out there and I get to taste and enjoy many of them. But sometimes a wine blows you away. You...

27 March, 2024

Epoch Winemaker Jordan Fiorentini Makes Wines of this Epoch

Today, Monday, March 25th, is International Women In Wine Day! In honor of the day, and the entire month of March that celebrates women, I...

25 March, 2024

Please The Palate Pick of the Week: 1010 Wine and Events, the first and only wine bar in Inglewood, CA

When one thinks of Inglewood, California, one might think about an area of LA that is close to Los Angeles International Airport or near the...

23 March, 2024

Please The Palate Wine of the Week: Giornata 2022 Vermentino, Paso Robles

When I talk to California winemakers, I regularly hear them talk about Vermentino as the grape everyone should be planting. Vermentino, Vermentino, Vermentino. Why? Because...

20 March, 2024

Please The Palate Pick of the Week: Dinner at Bell’s in Los Alamos

In the tiny two-block town of Los Alamos in the Santa Ynez Valley, there is a charming, casual, delicious restaurant that is also a 1-star...

16 March, 2024

Please The Palate Wine of the Week: Riverbench 2020 Estate Pinot Noir, Santa Maria

I have been drinking a lot of Pinot Noir of late. Whether from the Sta. Rita Hills, Santa Maria, SLO Coast, Sonoma, Carneros, Oregon, Australia,...

13 March, 2024

Napa’s Newest Winery Parable Wines: Let Me Tell You Their Story

Napa has a new winery. Yep...

12 March, 2024

Please The Palate Pick of the Week: Lunch with Five Women of the Russian River Valley at World of Pinot Noir 2024

Women's History Month, which takes place in March, is an annual declared month that highlights the contributions of women to events in history and contemporary...

09 March, 2024

Crush On This: Five Fun Facts About Syrah

We’ve heard of Syrah, but how much do we really know about this unique grape? In this episode, the crush on this crew will uncover...

07 March, 2024

Please The Palate Wine of the Week: San Salvatore 1988 2021 Ceraso IGP Campania Aglianico

Aglianico is called "The Barolo of the South" because it produces highly refined, complex fine wines like the famous wine from Piedmont. However, often Barolo...

06 March, 2024

Please the Palate Pick of the Week: Discovering Six Indigenous Italian Varieties at Gambero Rosso’s 2024 Tre Bicchieri Showcase

Gambero Rosso, which translates to "red prawn", is an Italian food and wine magazine and publishing group founded in 1986. Each year Gambero Rosso publishes...

02 March, 2024

Please The Palate Wine of the Week: Casa Mariol 2023 Garnatxa Blanca Ecologica, DO Terra Alta, Catalonia, Spain

Catalonia is an autonomous community in the northeast of Spain. Catalonia, whose capital is Barcelona, is a diverse region that consists of twelve wine appellations....

28 February, 2024

Please The Palate Pick of the Week: A Taste of Rhode Island in Los Angeles

This past week, I got a little taste of Rhode Island in Los Angeles and it has peaked my interest. Representatives from Rhode Island, the...

24 February, 2024

Please The Palate Wine of the Week: J Brix Wines 2022 P.M. Daylight Pinot Meunier, Riverbench Vineyard, Santa Maria Valley

I have never met a Pinot Meunier that I haven't liked. But it is hard to meet them as not many produced as there are...

21 February, 2024