Please The Palate Wine of the Week: Dracaena Wines 2019 Cabernet Franc, Paso Robles
There is a wine holiday for every grape and December 4th each year is Cabernet Franc Day. The day was created by Lori and Mike...
30 November, 2022
Are You Traveling to Portugal? Be Sure to Add Setúbal to Your Portugal Itinerary
Named the World’s Leading Destination at the 2018 World Travel Awards, it seems like everyone is going to Portugal. From Lisbon, Porto, and Douro in...
29 November, 2022
Please The Palate Wine of the Week: Giornata 2018 Nebbiolo Luna Matta Vineyard, Adelaida District, Paso Robles
Words like violet, red berry, earthy, leather, full-bodied and intense, complex, and elegant are used to describe Barbaresco. And, as I stuck my nose in...
23 November, 2022
Please The Palate Wine of the Week: Lepe Cellars 2020 Chardonnay, River Ranch Vineyard, Carmel Valley AVA, Monterey County
Chardonnay is a neutral grape. When a winemaker takes a minimal approach, the grape will reflect where it is grown. and that is what captured...
16 November, 2022
Davis Estates – Where Wine, Technology, and Hospitality Align with a Little Luck
If you had a choice, would you pick luck or skill? As I was a passenger in the truck with Davis Estates' owner Mike Davis,...
15 November, 2022
Please The Palate Pick of the Week: Dinner at Two Michelin Starred Saison in San Francisco
When you run into an old friend who is the co-owner of a 2-star Michelin restaurant in San Francisco and he mentions that he will...
12 November, 2022
Please The Palate Wine of the Week: Lieu Dit 2021 Cabernet Franc ‘Sans Soufre’, Santa Ynez Valley
I was intrigued by the floral and herbal aromas as I put my nose to the glass. On the palate, the wine was dense yet...
09 November, 2022
Please The Palate Pick of the Week: A Week of Champagne with Friends
Champagne is a wine of celebration. It is a wine of happiness. And this past week has been filled with so much delicious Champagne that...
05 November, 2022
Please The Palate Wine of the Week: Martha Stoumen Negroamaro Rosato NV2, Bricarelli Vineyard, Mendocino
Negroamaro, which means "black and bitter", is a red wine grape found in Puglia in southern Italy. This red wine with rich black fruit and...
02 November, 2022
Please The Palate Wine of the Week: C. da Silva Dalva 1963 Golden White Porto
There was something ethereal as I put my nose in the glass last week during the Port and Douro events I was organizing in Chicago...
26 October, 2022