2011 Edwin Dyer Viognier

Ryan Reichert
Wine Reviews
1 min read
Clear, pale golden yellow. Clean nose with medum intensity aromas of ripe tropical fruit, honeysuckle, pineapple, citrus, and a clean savory note like lanolin. Dry on the palate with medium-full body, medium acidity. Flavors of tropical fruit, pineapple, banana, and fragrant white flowers. Medium finish. Recommended 89-90. RR WHO: Alchemy

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Meg Houston Maker
Features
4 min read
Robert Parker, Gary Vaynerchuk, and Nicolas Joly walk into a bar. The bartender looks up and says, “What is this, some kind of joke?” • • • Wine journalists Mike Dunne and Andrew Jefford love a good joke. But they’re not finding much to laugh about these days. Both men

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Tom Mansell
Features
1 min read
Tom Mansell, Ph.D., Palate Press' Science Editor, offers a seven-part lecture in the science of wine. He discusses yeast, esters, flaws, and even how to fix some flaws. Tom is an entertaining and informative speaker. We hope you enjoy Wine Science Part 2, with Tom Mansell. Tom discusses cork taint,

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Elisabetta Tosi
Features
6 min read
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Erika Szymanski
Features
7 min read
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Dorothy Gaiter
Features
2 min read
   It was the kind of day that always makes us happy we have our little hideaway north of New York City. Outside was Currier and Ives--gray sky, melting snow, moody, skeletal trees. Inside, a fire that John had tended all day bathed our old dog’s body in a golden

Open That Bottle Night XIV

Palate Press
Feature Stories
1 min read
Tonight marks the fourteenth annual Open That Bottle Night, the truly original wine holiday created by Dottie Gaiter and John Brecher. What will you be drinking tonight and why? Perhaps even more important, with whom will you be sharing it? Tell us about your own Open That Bottle Night, and

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Dorothy Gaiter
Features
2 min read
Open That Bottle Night is this Saturday, and will be hosted live on Palate Press by Dottie Gaiter. She shared here OTBN tips with us leading into this international wine holiday. Read them today, particularly if you plan to open an older wine. 1. Choose the wine. This is the