Walla Walla, Washington, was known as a college town long before it was ever known for its wine. In the mid-1800s, the Washington Territorial Legislature granted a charter to Whitman Seminary, established by Christian missionaries Marcus and Narcissa Whitman. Twenty-four-read more-
Ed. Note: If you are reading Palate Press you are a part of a bustling and quickly growing part of the wine world -- the online wine cognescenti. No doubt influenced by blogging, online wine news and stories are quickly-read more-
On behalf of everyone at Palate Press: The online wine magazine and Brother Can You Spare a Bottle, it is my pleasure and honor to thank you, the wine community, for your amazing generosity supporting the Wine for Haiti project.-read more-
Ahhh rose: A wonderful wine driven to exile in many domestic markets due to its striking visual similarity to the much sweeter White Zinfandel wines. That being said, it’s probably true that even if white zin were actually white, Rose-read more-
The Palate Press staff looked back on 2009, offering our tasting notes on the best wines we drank. We hope you enjoy them, and will tell us about your favorites, too. The 2008 Y. Rousseau Old Vines Colombard from the-read more-
Did you know that British Columbia is a growing wine region with hundreds of wineries? Chances are you’re aware, but not familiar. Many wine enthusiasts are aware that a wine industry is developing in this Canadian province north of Washington-read more-
If you love wine, you've probably had at least one memorably bad wine experience in a restaurant. The reasons for poor wine service are, by now, painfully well known to most—unknowledgeable staff, a wine list that’s an afterthought, high price-read more-
Don't put away the Champagne quite yet. New Year’s celebrations are not over. Right around the corner is Setsubun a Japanese tradition celebrated on February 3rd. Setsubun, which means, "seasonal division" falls on the day before the beginning of each-read more-