By now, many of you have heard about the dust-up at W. Blake Gray's The Gray Market Report. (Full disclosure- Blake is a member of the Palate Press Editorial Board.) If you haven't, you can read about it HERE. I will-read more-
Is there a "right" way to drink wine? I'm not sure. But there are wrong ways. Some might want to deny this because we don't want to be exposed as wine snobs. But the prevailing American culture around wine is far more prescriptive than that. The food media constantly tells
Are millennials illiterate? Uninterested in where wine comes from? Or are they wine's Greatest Generation? My working assumption has been the latter: that people in their 20s are willing to spend money on wines from anywhere, and are more concerned with drinking something interesting than impressing their peers. But
Last November, a pair of American economists published a working paper with the National Bureau of Economic Research stating that first children earn higher grades than kids born into more crowded families. Asking questions about family size and child success is dangerous. Bring it up in a crowded room and
Update: Read Charles Olken's response: "Wine List Snobbism: Real or Made Up by 'Old Guys'?" "Hipster sommeliers." "Dim somms." Oh no! Arrogant youngsters are forcing helpless diners to consume weird wines! Save us from this horrible trend! This is one of the top memes for ancient wine writers this summer. It's also
One of the main statistical canards about wine is that smaller yields equal better quality. This is so widely believed in Europe that wine seminars become predictable. If a winemaker is on a podium talking about a wine, the first question is never about philosophy or intention, but "What was
Palate Press has selected our favorite stories from 2013 and will publish Redux articles over the holidays, starting with a week featuring Palate Press Columnists. The editorial board hopes you enjoy these highlights as we look forward to bringing you the best stories for your palate in 2014. ••• t this point, its reasonably
What if I told you there's a region with 6th-generation family-owned wineries, passionate young winemakers, and distinctive red and white wines that are truly reflective of their terroir? What if I told you these wines can be had for under $20? That the reds are ageworthy, but can be drunk