Please The Palate

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

A visit to Etna in Sicily is not complete without a few days of indulgence and relaxation at Monaci delle Terre Nere. Mount Etna is...

02 July, 2024

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

Do you know where Pinot Noir was first planted in Oregon? It was not in the Willamette Valley. It was the Umpqua Valley in Southern...

04 June, 2024