Best of 2015: Irish spirit

Michelle Locke
Feature Stories
4 min read
Michelle Locke has picked up some of the Palate Press spirits beat, and this year her pursuit of spirits for this publication has taken her to Mexico, Scotland, Ireland, and France. Her Irish travel piece, though, stands out since it has one of the best ledes we've ever run. “Business or pleasure?” asked

Old fashioned virtues

Michelle Locke
Features
3 min read
Spirits, sugar, drop of water, bitters, twist – there’s nothing very complicated about the old fashioned. But those five ingredients -- along with a few dashes of over-the-top kitsch -- have added up to an action-packed history. A few cocktail details: Glass Act The old fashioned is one of the
scacciadiavoli estate

A Light Lunch at Scacciadiavoli

Fabian Jauregui
Features
4 min read
Upon receiving the itinerary for our wine tour of Montefalco, the following entry immediately jumps out: 12:00 - Visit, tasting, and light lunch at winery Scacciadiavoli. Light lunch? In Umbria? Though my skepticism runs rampant, I’m intrigued to discover what might await us. In anticipation, we breakfast in traditional Italian

Coombsville could expand Napa terroir… but does it?

W. Blake Gray
Features
4 min read
There's really only one county in the U.S. where most Americans care about appellations: Napa. And to Napa Valley's credit, its appellations actually make more sense than almost anywhere else. So when Napa Valley added Coombsville as an appellation in 2011, it promised to be an area that actually has

Is it rude to be #social?

Simon J Woolf
Features
3 min read
Imagine this scene: you host an intimate dinner party for a few friends. The candles are lit, your best starched linen guilds the table and the guests are getting nicely oiled on your killer flirtinis. Out comes the starter – home made langoustine tortelloni served with a romesco sauce. Your guests