Please The Palate Wine of the Week: Field Recordings 2019 Dry Hop Pet Nat
I love to explore the world of wine. There are always regions to delve into and new grape varieties to explore. There are also interesting...
14 October, 2020
White wines from Lodi beckon
I have happily acquiesced to Acquiesce wines! Whether it be due to hot weather outside or to pair with my dinner, the white wines of...
13 October, 2020
Please The Palate Wine of the Week: Notre Vue 2019 Chardonnay Musque, Russian River Valley
As a proponent of the ABC rule of "always bring Chardonnay" (not "anything but Chardonnay"), I love opening up a bottle to see what it...
07 October, 2020
Please The Palate Fall 2020 Newsletter
2020 continues to be a challenging year. We are now more than half way through a year that has brought us a pandemic (and everything...
06 October, 2020
Please The Palate Pick of the Week: 2020 Wine Country Fire Relief Fundraiser
It has been another extremely difficult week in wine country in Northern California. At the time that I am writing this, the Glass Fire Incident...
03 October, 2020
Please The Palate Wine of the Week: Sosie’s 2018 Sparkling White Wine, “First Things First,” Vivio Vineyard, Bennett Valley, Sonoma County
After a day of fasting for Yom Kippur (the Day of Atonement), my family gathered for a socially distanced break fast. Of course I brought...
30 September, 2020
Meet Ali Smith-Story and Eric Story of Smith Story Wine Cellars
Meet Ali Smith-Story and Eric Story of Smith Story Wine Cellars in Sonoma as part of a series of winemaker interviews I am doing for California...
29 September, 2020
Please The Palate Pick of the Week: Bertani Valpolicella 2017
When my week starts with a wine tasting, I know it is off to a good start. My week started off with a virtual wine...
26 September, 2020
Please The Palate Wine of the Week: Halleck Vineyard 2016 Find Your Light Pinot Noir, Sonoma
This week I opened up the Halleck Vineyard 2016 Find Your Light Pinot Noir from Sonoma. Not only am I am fan of Pinot Noir,...
23 September, 2020
Graham Beck and the quest for the perfect bubble
Bubbles, bubbles, bubbles! I love sparkling wines. There are so many wonderful sparkling wines made around the world and one of the places to be...
22 September, 2020