I love wine and I love dark chocolate. But pairing dry wines with high quality dark chocolate is typically a faux paux. However, after enjoying...
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...
Summer is here and with the summer heat nothing beats drinking a beautiful rosé wine, or perhaps two. I had the pleasure to try the...
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...
Paulo Coelho's The Alchemist is one of my favorite books of all times. This week a friend shared a teaser of an upcoming movie based...
We are all itching to get out and travel again and wine county is a great destination! I took my first trip post-vaccination to Lodi,...
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...
Did you know that this week (June 21-25) is Take Your Pet to Work Week®? It is a week to celebrate our pets and one...
We see so many female winemakers today but 30 years ago, that was not the case. It is thanks to the trailblazers that proceeded the...
It's Drink Chenin Blanc Day! So pull out those bottles of beautiful Chenin Blanc and pour yourself a glass while enjoying this story about Lang...