Please The Palate Fall 2024 Newsletter Fall is officially here. And with the arrival of October, some people may call the month "Sober October" as they anticipate "Dry January". While I... 01 October, 2024
Please The Palate Pick of The Week: Drinking Wine with Coravin Visionary and Founder Greg Lambrecht One of the items that got me through Covid was my Coravin Preservation Wine System. And I have been using it ever since. When I... 28 September, 2024
Please The Palate Pick of the Week: Celebrating Frank Ostini and Gray Hartley of Hitching Post Wines at La Paulée Dinner at Sta. Rita Hills Wine & Fire Weekend 2024 Long tables were set up forming a large rectangle. Numerous wine glasses sat at each seat. We took our seats and the wine started flowing.... 17 August, 2024
Please The Palate Pick of the Week: Dinner at Panther Ridge Vineyard and Three Expressions of Pinot Noir Located 1,000 feet up on Sonoma Mountain, Panther Ridge Vineyard sits above Sonoma Valley on the eastern edge of the Petaluma Gap. Looking out from... 27 July, 2024
Please The Palate Summer 2024 Newsletter For some, the number 13 is an unlucky number, for others, it is a lucky number. I would like to believe it is a lucky... 09 July, 2024
Chardonnay From Bordeaux, France…..You Read That Right You’ll Never Guess What Grape This Bordeaux House Ripped Out Merlot For! Domaines de Malet Roquefort has surprised their neighbors and the entire wine world.... 25 June, 2024
Please The Palate Pick of the Week: A Stay at The Genevieve in Santa Ynez The Santa Ynez Valley is home to the smaller towns of Los Olivos, Buellton, Los Alamos, Solvang, and Santa Ynez. The town of Santa Ynez,... 08 June, 2024
Please The Palate Pick of the Week: Women Helping Women Thru Food at Roots in Modena, Italy Food is something that connects us. It connects us to each other, to our own cultures and memories, and to the world around us. And... 25 May, 2024
Eating My Way Through Mexico City: A Foodie’s Adventure in Mexico City Mexico City had long held a coveted spot on my travel wish list. I was most interested in the food scene. I had heard nothing... 16 May, 2024
Visit These Six Wineries in the Santa Maria Valley When you head to Santa Barbara to go wine tasting, where do you go? Do stay in downtown Santa Barbara and go to the Funk... 16 April, 2024