Please The Palate

Summer is officially over and Fall 2021 is here. The weather has been slowly changing and harvest is underway around the world. While we still...

07 October, 2021

Wine and food, food and wine...

05 October, 2021

Over the past two weeks in Piemonte, there is one dish that was on every single menu at every restaurant in which I dined. It...

02 October, 2021

The Anderson Valley is a hidden gem in Mendocino County. It is only an hour north of Healdsburg and worth exploring. Planning a weekend getaway,...

28 September, 2021

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...

25 September, 2021

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...

18 September, 2021

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...

11 September, 2021

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,...

07 September, 2021

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...

28 August, 2021

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...

21 August, 2021

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