Palate Press

1 min read

Palate Press staff writer Simon Woolf is in the midst of a Kickstarter campaign to fund a book entitled Amber Revolution - How the world learned to love orange wine. The illustrated 250-page book tells the full, forgotten story of orange wine, from Friuli & Slovenia to Georgia and beyond. According

Tasting Georgia: An Inspirational Guide to Georgian Wine Culture

Simon J Woolf

Features

4 min read

What is it that fascinates us so much about Georgia? Interest in this small nation nestling under the Caucasus mountains seems to be at an all-time high - in the last month alone, a clutch of three major books on the nation's food and wine hit the shelves. And there

Amphora Attack

Simon J Woolf

Feature Stories

3 min read

Despite repeated attempts at coercion, I can't get Franz Landauer-Gisperg to tell me how he acquired his amphorae. “If the other winemakers round here knew where I got mine, they'd all want one” is his rather cryptic comment. A better question might be “what the hell is an amphora doing

Beyond the Iron Curtain, Georgian Wines on a Global Stage

Becky Sue Epstein

Features

10 min read

On the way back to the city, in the deepening dusk we pass a typical new police station: a cube of glass, brightly lit inside. I see one policeman writing at his desk as we flash by in our green BMW, expertly handled by our professional driver. We are in

Live from the London Wine Fairs: Exploring Emerging and Lesser-Known Countries

Remy Charest

Features

6 min read

One of the distinctive aspects of the London International Wine Fair, among major wine events in the world, is that it takes place in a country that is a great importer of wines, rather than a major producer like France or Italy, where Vinexpo and Vinitaly take place. For producers

From the Black Sea to the Finger Lakes: Old Georgian Varieties Find a Home in New York

Arthur Z. Przebinda

Features

6 min read

It is generally accepted that wine growing and making originate in what is now the country of Georgia. There is archaeological evidence of wine making in the region dating back to some time around 5000 B.C. Some 500 unique varieties-read more-

Wine

The Philosophy of Rosé: From the Costaripa Winery on Lake Garda

The Story of Spain’s Top Wine Estates

A New-Old White Wine from Abruzzo in Italy

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No Boundaries: Reflections on the Symposium for Professional Wine Writers

Spirits

Why Low-Alcoholic Wine May Be Increasing & An Adult Beverage Option; Even No-Alc can be Tasty

A Dog, a Mountain Hike and Gin

A Life-Saving Whiskey of Forests and Caramel

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Blackadder “A Drop of the Irish” Single Malt Irish Whiskey

Travel

Wine Country Hospitality in Amador County

Why is Arianna Occhipinti a Winemaking Legend?

Top of the Mark Lounge in San Francisco Celebrates 85 years

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The Homey, Amenity-packed and Elegant Yountville Hotel

Hospitality

Wine Country Hospitality in Amador County

Top of the Mark Lounge in San Francisco Celebrates 85 years

Women Chefs Seed Plant Forward Dining at The Grove in Napa

Random

The Homey, Amenity-packed and Elegant Yountville Hotel

Simon’s Amber Revolution

Tasting Georgia: An Inspirational Guide to Georgian Wine Culture

Amphora Attack

Beyond the Iron Curtain, Georgian Wines on a Global Stage

Live from the London Wine Fairs: Exploring Emerging and Lesser-Known Countries

From the Black Sea to the Finger Lakes: Old Georgian Varieties Find a Home in New York