Please The Palate Pick of the Week: Theragun Elite and Theragun Mini Massage Guns
Sitting at my desk day after day does a number on my back. No matter how much exercise or stretching I do, if I sit for a long time and...
05 June, 2021
Please The Palate Pick of the Week: Flying JSX from Concord to Burbank
Like the majority of people, travel stopped for me in March 2020. Since my flight home to Los Angeles from Washington, DC on February 23, 2020, I had not stepped...
22 May, 2021
Please The Palate Pick of the Week: Traveling with Wine with the VinGardeValise Petite from FlyWithWine
I don't think I have ever taken a trip to a wine region and not come home with wine. I try to find bubble wrap but typically wrap up bottles...
15 May, 2021
Please The Palate Pick of the Week: Zaca Creek Inn and Tavern in Buellton in the Santa Ynez Valley
We are all itching to travel, to get out of our houses and go somewhere new. But we also have to be safe and smart when we travel. This past...
13 February, 2021
Safe Traveling In Paso Robles Wine Country
Itching to get out of the house? While your holiday travel plans may have been thwarted, you may still want to travel. But if you do, please be safe. Consider...
22 December, 2020
Please The Palate Summer 2020 Newsletter
Happy July 2020! 2020 has definitely not turned out the way most of us expected. We are now in our fifth month of the Covid-19 pandemic. And if you have been...
02 July, 2020
California Winery Tasting Rooms Reopening
As business slowly start to reopen, wineries have eagerly been waiting to reopen. Some were able to start over the last few weeks and the rest have been told they...
11 June, 2020
Wine Varieties We Love To Drink
I always find it fun to try a new wine, especially when it is from a grape that I am not familiar with. Last week, my wine friends and I...
02 June, 2020
Wine Lovers Share Their Favorite Wine Regions
Do you have a favorite wine region? Is it where you took your first wine trip or is it where you celebrated a special event? Perhaps you love multiple regions...
26 May, 2020
Please The Palate April 2020 Spring Newsletter
Spring is finally here and yet our lives have changed so much in the last month. As I write my quarterly newsletter, we have been social-distancing and sheltering at home...
09 April, 2020