Please The Palate Pick of the Week: Ginifest Armenian Wine Festival
In late 2020, I was first introduced to Armenian wines. The oldest wine producing wine region in the world, I have been impressed over and...
31 July, 2021
Please The Palate Wine of the Week: Fiddlehead Cellars 2014 Seven Twenty Eight Pinot Noir, Fiddlestix Vineyard, Sta. Rita Hills
Every wine grape has a holiday but today, July 28th, is the day to celebrate a particular winery and a specific vineyard. July 28th, aka...
28 July, 2021
Please The Palate Pick of the Week: Taste The Estate Food and Wine Pairing Experience at Trefethen
A visit to wine country these days is about experiences and I cannot stop thinking about the experience I had at Trefethen Winery in Napa....
24 July, 2021
Please The Palate Wine of the Week: Champagne Billecart-Salmon Cuvee Elisabeth Salmon Brut Rosé 2008
The summer of 2021 marks the 10 year anniversary of Please The Palate and this week marks the one year anniversary of Crush On This....
21 July, 2021
Piemonte Italy’s Hidden Gem – Roero
With travel opening up, if there is one place wine lovers should go to, it is to Piemonte, Italy to explore the region of Roero....
20 July, 2021
Please The Palate Pick of the Week: The Art of Sparkling Wine Pairing of Mexican Bites with Bubbles at Domaine Carneros
This past week I took a trip up to Napa for a few days and as soon as I got off the plane, my friend...
17 July, 2021
Please The Palate Wine of the Week: Tolenas Winery 2020 Eclipse White Pinot Noir, Suisun Valley
Pinot Noir is the most romanticized red wine in the world. There may not be any other grape that has reached the level of mystery,...
14 July, 2021
Please The Palate Pick of the Week: Wine and Chocolate Pairing with Jackson Family Wines, Jackson Family WellVine™ Chardonnay Marc, and Vine to Bar Chocolates
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...
10 July, 2021
Please The Palate Summer 2021 Newsletter
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...
09 July, 2021
Please The Palate Wine of the Week: stars & dust Rosé Twins – Grenache and Mourvédre
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...
07 July, 2021