PP Friends, lend me your expertise: I am doing an updated review of the latest wine suitcases - the cases that you can fill and check as baggage on a flight with no harm to the contents. I would like some input...
Michelle Locke has picked up some of the Palate Press spirits beat, and this year her pursuit of spirits for this publication has taken her to Mexico, Scotland, Ireland, and France. Her Irish travel piece, though, stands out since it has one of the best ledes we've ever run.
“Business or pleasure?” asked immigration control.
“I’m here to learn about Irish whiskey.”
“That can only be pleasure,” he said as he stamped my passport with a thump.
Sicily is a cornucopia of beauty, art, history, landscape, delightful food and wine. Here are three things you absolutely cannot miss, if you are going to travel in Western Sicily.
It is a wonder that any human being ever utters the words, "I'm bored." Are there not enough books to read? Art to consider? Music to hear? Wines to explore?
Planning a visit to Italy and its wineries in the next few months? Nice idea! And you’re lucky, because in our technological times you do not have to weigh yourself down with paper guides, books, maps, leaflets or brochures. Everything you need for your journey is in a convenient app for smartphone or tablet. As an Italian with an iPhone and an iPad, I tried out several of these apps on my own devices and found a couple that are very good.