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David Honig
Founding Publisher
David Honig, the Publisher, looked at what was happening in the world of wine journalism and realized there were a lot of great writers out there at the same time paying publications, from newspapers to websites, were dropping like flies. So he created Palate Press to find the best writers and create a new forum for them to sell their best work. He is a self-educated oenophile, and defers to the tremendous experience and wisdom of the amazing staff at PALATE PRESS: The Online Wine Magazine.

Hardy Perfection Cognac

David Honig
Wine Reviews
1 min read
Antoine Hardy put this Cognac up in 1863, and three generations of the Hardy family allowed it to age in barrel until the 1960s, and didn't offer it for sale until the 1980s. When it was finally released, the world's oldest unblended Cognac, made entirely from pre-phylloxera grapes, was the

Hardy Privilege Réserve du Prince Cognac

David Honig
Wine Reviews
1 min read
Hardy blended three great vintages, 1906, 1908, and 1914, to make this remarkable blend. It comes in Cognac's only bottle to receive approval to carry the "Authentic Pre World War I Vintage" label, packaged with in a custom Lalique decanter. The nose is fascinating, an intriguing blend of age and

Chivas Brothers Royal Salute

David Honig
Wine Reviews
1 min read
This is an old bottle of Royal Salute, with a 1981 tax stamp. The nose is sweet, fruity, and floral, with not a hint of peat or smoke. The nose shows honey, apples, pears, and magnolia. On the palate it is very smooth and sweet. Honey on toast, tropical fruits,

2009 Judd’s Hill Estate Petite Sirah

David Honig
Wine Reviews
1 min read
This is a big wine, with big fruit, big wood, and big spice. Deep black fruit aromas rise up from the glass, elderberry and mulberry, as well as some vanilla and spice. Dark fruits on the palate are bathed in cigar box spices and vanilla. Cocoa and coffee make appearances

2011 Truchard Pinot Noir

David Honig
Wine Reviews
1 min read
Enjoy this food-friendly wine, well balanced, and smooth, with layers of fruit and spices. The nose has dark cherry, clove, cream, and vanilla. The palate is driven by red fruits, cherry, rhubarb, and cranberry. Birch, cream, vanilla, and sage give interesting layers to the mid-palate, and the finish adds black

2004 Montefalco Sagrantino

David Honig
Wine Reviews
1 min read
Huge, tannic, incredibly young for its age, this is a meat lover's wine. The nose is deep, dark, showing plum, tar, licorice, and tobacco. Huge tannins run throughout a layered palate with plum, licorice, and tar, with black cherry showing the mid-palate. Nothing short of a ribeye could possibly tame