Please The Palate

Spring is here and I am coming up for air after having just completed the 2nd annual Festival of Forgotten Grapes. I spent most of...

03 April, 2025

Wine and food on their own are delightful, but when paired together, they can elevate each other in unexpected ways. A sip of wine can...

27 March, 2025

On a recent trip to Italy I visited the North Adriatic. The North Adriatic refers to the northernmost part of the Adriatic Sea. When I...

04 February, 2025

Happy New Year! Happy 2025! Looking back at 2024, there was a lot of travel. I traveled a total of 135 days, which was 1/3 of...

07 January, 2025

Where would you go if you wanted to go wine tasting in Washington State? Do you head to Woodinville, a tasting hub 30 minutes outside of Seattle...

26 November, 2024

On your next trip to the Sta. Rita Hills AVA in the Santa Ynez Valley, go wine tasting along Santa Rosa Road and take the...

19 November, 2024

What wine region is only 27 miles from San Jose, 31 miles from Oakland, 40 miles from San Francisco, 100 miles from Monterey, and 125...

29 October, 2024

Italy is a popular travel destination and the most popular cities, such as Florence, Venice, and Rome, will be filled with tourists. If you are...

15 October, 2024

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

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