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3 Things You Cannot Miss in Western Sicily

Elisabetta Tosi
Features
4 min read
Sicily is a cornucopia of beauty, art, history, landscape, delightful food and wine. It's almost impossible to list all of them in a few lines. However, there are at least three things you absolutely cannot miss, if you are going to travel in Western Sicily, between Marsala and Menfi. I discovered

What I Learned Inside the CIA

Meg Houston Maker
Features
11 min read
No, not that CIA—the other one, in Hyde Park, New York: the Culinary Institute of America. I’m an experienced cook. I’ve done my 10,000 hours in the kitchen, maybe even 10,000 hours chopping onions. I know about mise en place. I know how to mince a shallot. I have decent

Pairing and the Power of Suggestion

Erika Szymanski
Features
7 min read
More often than not, food and wine pairing seems to me no more than hypnotism without the swinging watch. Some Authoritative Personality tells us that Sauvignon Blanc goes well with pesto because both are herbaceous. So I pull out a crisp Kiwi Sauvignon Blanc, sauce some pasta, and decide that

Bistro Zinc

David Honig
Wine Reviews
2 min read
First impression of this Gold Coast treasure is interesting, managing to send the usually-mixed messages of up-scale and friendly, inviting everybody in for a great meal. Staff kept the message going, ready with recommendations for food, wine, and things to do the next day with the kids, without ever suggesting

2003 Chateau Bouscaut

Palate Press
Wine Reviews
1 min read
The nose has light florals, mostly violet, and aromas of cedar. Black fruits lead, with a light background of red currants. From mid-palate to finish florals shine through. A great balance of acids and fine tannins make a nice food wine. Like many of the 2003 Bordeaux, this seems to

2011 Redux: The Very Best Wine iApps

Paul Mabray
Features
3 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 second piece comes from Paul Mabray, Chief Strategy Officer of VinTank: Digital Think Tank for the Wine Industry, highlighting the most promising mobile wine apps by

Palate Press Wines of the Year

Palate Press
Wine Reviews
1 min read
For the rest of 2011 we will be running two polls for our Readers' Choice Palate Press Wines of the Year, to join the Palate Press Wine of the Year selected by more than 100 wine lovers and wine professionals in a blind tasting at the Third Annual Palate Press