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In late 2020, I was first introduced to Armenian wines. The oldest wine producing wine region in the world, I have been impressed over and over with the wines I...
A visit to wine country these days is about experiences and I cannot stop thinking about the experience I had at Trefethen Winery in Napa. My visit to the beautiful...
With travel opening up, if there is one place wine lovers should go to, it is to Piemonte, Italy to explore the region of Roero. This hidden gem lies close...
This past week I took a trip up to Napa for a few days and as soon as I got off the plane, my friend and I drove straight to...
I love wine and I love dark chocolate. But pairing dry wines with high quality dark chocolate is typically a faux paux. However, after enjoying four wines from Jackson Family...
Summer is here and it is time for fun and sun! Summer 2021 also marks the 10th anniversary of Please The Palate. It is hard to believe that it has...
Windmills, souvenir shops, and pastry shops line the streets of Solvang in the heart of the Santa Ynez Valley. No other town in wine country is as kitschy and "touristy"...
During quarantine over the past year, lots of people started baking. While I found myself enjoying cooking, I did not catch the baking bug that so many others caught. And,...
We are all itching to get out and travel again and wine county is a great destination! I took my first trip post-vaccination to Lodi, Sonoma, and Napa and spent...
Heading up to Santa Ynez wine country this week, we were looking for a place to stay. But with travel kicking into gear, many hotels were already booked and what...