Palate Press

5 min read

This is the fifth and final chapter in Kristina Anderson’s series on young, innovative “winentrepreneurs” for Palate Press. There is something very sweet in the story of the family winery, where each generation is groomed from birth to take over the family business one day and preserve the family traditions.

Apples and Grapes: A New Couple at Bellwether Cidery and Winery

Kristina Anderson

Features

5 min read

There is something very sweet in the story of the family winery, where each generation is groomed from birth to take over the family business one day and preserve the family traditions. The story often goes like this: Grandpa still has a presence in the tasting room, but Dad now

Winetrepreneurs: Tony Leonardini and BNA Wine Group

Kristina Anderson

Feature Stories

4 min read

Throughout high school and college, winemaker Tony Leonardini worked for his father Tom at Whitehall Lane, the family winery purchased when Tony was just 13 years old. He liked the work but always knew he wouldn’t end up in the family business. After all, Leonardini is as much entrepreneur as

Winetrepreneurs: Mike Anderson and MTGA Wines

Kristina Anderson

Feature Stories

4 min read

Mike Anderson got “very little pressure” from his parents to step into the family business at Anderson’s Conn Valley Vineyards. Friends of his parents and clients of the winery were not so subtle. That outside pressure “happened with enough frequency that when I was applying to colleges, I felt a

Winetrepreneurs: Taken Wine Company

Kristina Anderson

Feature Stories

4 min read

Friends Josh Phelps and Carlo Trinchero had the idea to go into business together during Trinchero’s senior year of college. “Josh and I stayed in touch and simultaneously began getting into the wine business on our own. We both had that entrepreneurial spirit and wanted to start young and see

2012 Redux: Local Paradox, Getting Finger Lakes Wines the Recognition They Deserve

Kristina Anderson

Features

1 min read

Palate Press has selected our top ten stories from 2012 and will publish a 2012 Redux article each weekday until January 4, 2013. These stories highlight our featured columnists, widely recognized contributors, and most popular works published through the year. The Palate Press editorial board hopes you enjoy these highlights as we look

Local Paradox: Getting Finger Lakes Wines the Recognition They Deserve

Kristina Anderson

Features

10 min read

On a recent trip to the Finger Lakes, my husband and I were amused to encounter a wine list that was not exclusive to local wines. We were less amused when it happened again. As a pattern slowly began to emerge, we could not help remembering vacations to Sonoma County

Science, Dirt, and Fine Wine Glasses: an Interview with Stu Smith

Kristina Anderson

Features

4 min read

Even after more than forty years as a winegrower, Stuart (Stu) Smith still finds his happiness in the vineyards. “There is just something to playing with a product in the dirt, and then having it at dinner,” he gushes. Smith, founder and managing partner of Smith-Madrone in Napa Valley’s Spring

Wine

The Philosophy of Rosé: From the Costaripa Winery on Lake Garda

The Story of Spain’s Top Wine Estates

A New-Old White Wine from Abruzzo in Italy

Random

At VITEC, Spanish wines get custom treatment

Spirits

Why Low-Alcoholic Wine May Be Increasing & An Adult Beverage Option; Even No-Alc can be Tasty

A Dog, a Mountain Hike and Gin

A Life-Saving Whiskey of Forests and Caramel

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On the ryes: Canadian whisky gains respect

Travel

Wine Country Hospitality in Amador County

Why is Arianna Occhipinti a Winemaking Legend?

Top of the Mark Lounge in San Francisco Celebrates 85 years

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Memorable Sunsets and Cuisine at Elk Cove Inn

Hospitality

Wine Country Hospitality in Amador County

Top of the Mark Lounge in San Francisco Celebrates 85 years

Women Chefs Seed Plant Forward Dining at The Grove in Napa

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Luxury Hotels That Love Dogs Maybe More Than Their Owners

Airfield Estate: Miller Keeps Climbing in Washington State

Apples and Grapes: A New Couple at Bellwether Cidery and Winery

Winetrepreneurs: Tony Leonardini and BNA Wine Group

Winetrepreneurs: Mike Anderson and MTGA Wines

Winetrepreneurs: Taken Wine Company

2012 Redux: Local Paradox, Getting Finger Lakes Wines the Recognition They Deserve

Local Paradox: Getting Finger Lakes Wines the Recognition They Deserve

Science, Dirt, and Fine Wine Glasses: an Interview with Stu Smith

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