After a weekend of relaxing and enjoying wine in the Langhe last weekend, my friend and I were about to drive back to Vercelli an hour and a half to...
This past week was spent traveling around the Langhe in Piemonte, visiting wineries in Novello, one of the communes of Barolo, as well as the Roero, neighboring the Langhe. With...
There is nothing quite like a celebration in Italy. I have a vivid memory from when I lived in Italy 27 years ago. My friends and I were out in...
Alsace is a small region in the north of France but as a wine region, they offer almost everything a wine drinker wants. Still, sparkling, dry, sweet, red, white, and...
There are more than 200 wineries in the Santa Ynez Valley. A small percentage have public wineries open to visitors. Even more have tasting rooms in the Lompoc Wine Ghetto,...
With only 18 rooms, the new Hotel Ynez in Solvang has been in high demand. On a few weekend visits to Santa Ynez, every room was booked. But, when a...
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 Valley, a visit to wine...
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"...
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...