Wine

2009 Stepping Stone Cabernet Franc

1 min read

The nose shows the classic markers for Cabernet Franc, with blackcurrant and raspberry, violets, and hints of tobacco leaf. Raspberries and black plum show on the palate, tobacco and black cherry on the mid-palate, with a good streak of acid and sweet tannins. Lighter than its brawny cousin Cabernet Sauvignon,

The Third Annual Palate Press Grand Tasting: What Were the Best Wines?

David Honig

Features

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On November 5, 2011, 120 or so wine professionals and wine lovers, as well as the wine curious, gathered in the home of Palate Press Publisher David Honig for the Third Annual Palate Press grand tasting. There were more than 230 different wines from around the world on eight different

2009 Schloss Schonborn Riesling Kabinett Hattenheimer Pfaffenberg

Palate Press

Wine Reviews

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Lemon rind & lime juice with candied ginger and jasmine, pleasantly off dry, great acid, light bodied. Very pleasant wine. Needs sushi. A four-star wine from the Fourth Annual Palate Press Grand Tasting. WHO: Schloss Schonborn WHAT: Riesling, Kabinett WHERE: Germany, Rheingau DESIGNATION: Hattenheimer Pfaffenberg WHEN: 2009 HOW MUCH: $21

Welcome to the Machine: a Tour of a Wine Pros’ Equipment Exhibition

Elisabetta Tosi

Feature Stories

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What are latest trends in wine lovers’ attitudes? This is what I wanted to find out, last fall, when I attended SIMEI, a large, professional winemaking equipment exhibition taking place every two years in Milan, in Northern Italy. “We see that wine consumers are most drawn to a quality product;

Palate Press Wines of the Year

David Honig

Features

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As Publisher of Palate Press: The online wine magazine, it is my honor to announce the 2011 Palate Press Wines of the Year. This year we have three Wines of the Year. The first was selected in a blind tasting of Palate Press Wines of the Week at the

2011 Redux: Wine in the World’s Largest Democracy

Prateek Arora

Feature Stories

7 min read

Editors' note: To close 2011, Palate Press: The online wine magazine will be featuring some of our top stories from the past year. Our final piece comes from one of our newest contributos, Prateek Arora, who brought us details from India's seemingly obscure, but fast growing, world of wine business.

2011 Redux: Defining Sustainability: A Concept of Varied Means

W. Blake Gray

Feature Stories

5 min read

Editors' note: To close 2011, Palate Press: The online wine magazine will be featuring some of our top stories from the past year. Our fifth piece comes from columnist W. Blake Gray, exploring the idiosyncrasies of how the wine world defines sustainability. Two Central Coast vintners walked through a pristine-looking vineyard last

2011 Redux: Copyright, Fair Use, and Wine Blogs

Lindsey A. Zahn

Feature Stories

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Editors' note: To close 2011, Palate Press: The online wine magazine will be featuring some of our top stories from the past year. Our third piece comes from Lindsey Zahn, offering a passion for both wine and the law, and giving us a primer on how those laws affect wine

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2009 Stepping Stone Cabernet Franc

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