Please The Palate January 2023 Newsletter
Happy New Year! Wow! How is is possible that 2022 has passed already!?!?! Each year seems to fly by faster and faster. As I look...
03 January, 2023
Please The Palate Wine of the Week: Vara Silverhead Brut NV, an American Sparkling Wine
The holidays are here and that means lots of bottles of sparkling wine are being popped. While many are opening Champagne, Cava, Prosecco, or perhaps...
28 December, 2022
Top of the Pops with La Fête du Champagne
With the holidays here, lots of bottles of Champagne will be opened. But the Champagne has been flowing since November when La Fête du Champagne...
27 December, 2022
Please The Palate Wine of the Week: Turning Tides Wines 2021 Red Blend, Santa Ynez Valley
First the label caught my eye and made me smile. A girl is standing on rocks, surrounded by water, holding a flower with the wind...
21 December, 2022
A New Perspective on Prosecco
We are taught that there are two primary ways to make sparkling wine: the méthode champenoise or traditional method and the Charmat method. Most famously,...
20 December, 2022
Please The Palate Wine of the Week: LXV Blanc de Sangiovese 2021, White Hawk Vineyard, Santa Barbara County
Last July, the Capanna di Cencioni ‘Sangiobi’ 2019 Bianco Toscana IGT captured my attention. It was the first time I had a white Sangiovese and...
14 December, 2022
Terroir and the rosé wines of Provence
Pale pink in color, it is easy to think that rosé wines from Provence are the same, or at least very similar. But while they...
13 December, 2022
Please The Palate Pick of the Week: Deconstructing Spice Pairings at LXV Wines in Paso Robles
Visiting wineries, everyone is looking for an "experience." We rarely go to wineries, step up to the bar, and taste. Today many wineries are offering...
10 December, 2022
Please The Palate Wine of the Week: Viña Don Melchor 2020, D.O. Puente Alto, Alto Maipo Valley, Chile
Since the very beginning, Viña Don Melchor has had a singular story to make one wine from one vineyard. Since the first vintage in 1987,...
07 December, 2022
Please The Palate Pick of the Week: Michelin-Starred Taiwanese Restaurant Kato in Downtown LA
After years of wanting to dine at Kato, I finally made it. I used to live less than five minutes away from Kato when it...
03 December, 2022