Happy New Year to you from the entire Palate Press family. I would like to say "thank you" to all of our readers, and particularly our subscribers, for making 2009 such a successful launch year for Palate Press: The online-read more-
Clocking in at 14% ABV, this wine is a deep ruby red, with just a hint of purple. Floral notes and red fruit mingle on the nose, while more red fruit—especially juicy cherries—well-integrated tannins and an earthiness find their way-read more-
During our honeymoon, my husband Steve and I spent four days in the Northern Rhône. We’d had a week in Paris—identified during the planning stages as Most Romantic Honeymoon Destination Possible—a week spent eating, walking, sightseeing, eating, sleeping, and eating.-read more-
Flor is a fragrant and refreshing sparkler full of citrus and stone fruit flavors. The bubbles are fine and the mousse is creamy, with a nutty undertone. Most of the grapes are from Valdobbiadene, but because not all the grapes-read more-
A wonderfully rich and balanced Chardonnay, this offers up complex flavors of pink lady apples, honeydew melon and toasted english muffins with butter. Tart lemony acids balance the sweet fruit. Pair this with greek sea bass. WHO Grgich Hills Cellar-read more-
A delicious, refreshing Sauvignon Blanc in the Sancerre style, clean grassiness, green melon and white grapefruit, bright acid backbone and a lingering finish. There are no New Zealand cats or gooseberry bushes to be found in this Santa Ynez jewel.-read more-
A big alcohol, big fruit Zinfandel, "medium ruby color, day bright, medium concentration with a nose of ripe 'craizins,' red berry compote, and drunken cherries. It is full bodied with ripe moderate tannins." Pair this with beef ribs smothered in-read more-
A big, fruity Zinfandel with a great nose, the kind you can get lost in and forget to drink. On the palate, one professional reviewer found burnt fruit, but another wrote "loved it. Big & fruity. Still, mantains a spicy-read more-