Sibling Synergy: Claire and Alan Ramey continue their father’s legacy The wine industry is a multigenerational business but most winery owners will tell you that they do not demand that their children follow in their... 10 August, 2021
Please The Palate Pick of the Week: The Barn at The Hilt Estate A trip to wine country conjures up images of visiting a winery and tasting wines while enjoying views of the vineyards. In the Santa Ynez... 07 August, 2021
Please The Palate Pick of the Week: Ginifest Armenian Wine Festival 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... 31 July, 2021
Please The Palate Pick of the Week: Taste The Estate Food and Wine Pairing Experience at Trefethen 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.... 24 July, 2021
Piemonte Italy’s Hidden Gem – Roero 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.... 20 July, 2021
Please The Palate Pick of the Week: The Art of Sparkling Wine Pairing of Mexican Bites with Bubbles at Domaine Carneros 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... 17 July, 2021
Please The Palate Pick of the Week: Wine and Chocolate Pairing with Jackson Family Wines, Jackson Family WellVine™ Chardonnay Marc, and Vine to Bar Chocolates 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... 10 July, 2021
Please The Palate Summer 2021 Newsletter 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... 09 July, 2021
From Kitschy to Cool: Solvang, California 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... 06 July, 2021
Please The Palate Pick of the Week: Delicious Philly Pretzels from Shappy Pretzel Co 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... 03 July, 2021