Emily Towe lives, writes and makes wine in San Diego, where she blogs about her family’s garagiste adventures at jbrix.com. Heading into her third winemaking harvest in 2011 along with her husband, Jody, Emily is always pleased to share a glass-read more-
An enthusiastic lover of wine and spirits, Mr. Harden left a career in academia to follow his other muse for the last 27 years, trekking around the world to the great wine producing regions. He has experienced every possible facet-read more-
Richard Auffrey has been writing about food and wine for over four years. He currently authors The Passionate Foodie blog and also writes a weekly food/wine column for the Stoneham Sun newspaper. Though based in Massachusetts, Richard writes about everywhere that-read more-
Gorgeous translucent ruby color with clear edges, pure Pinot Noir, with no tell-tale purple edges hinting at Syrah in the mix. When first opened it is a full plate of heavily smoked meat, like slow-smoked pork with a perfect pink-read more-
The Palate Press Wine of the Week, July 26 - 30 is:
Ryan O'Connell is a dude who drank so much wine that he decided to make his own at O'Vineyards in the south of France. Ryan's critically acclaimed work in the Languedoc-Roussillon has allowed him to become an ambassador for this beautiful-read more-
Maggie Hoffman hails from Oregon, but lives in Manhattan. She writes about wine, craft beer, and food for the website Serious Eats. She also blogs about cooking (with occasional wine pairings) at Pithy and Cleaver.
Erika Szymanski is a Palate Press Contributing Editor. Erika was blessed with parents who taught her that wine was part of a good meal, who believed that well-behaved children belonged in tasting rooms with their parents, and who had way-read more-