What We’re Drinking – Zolo Signature Red

David Honig
Wine Reviews
1 min read
Plums and brambles show on the nose. The palate brings plums, black currant, and chocolate covered cherries, with dust and leather in the background. Tannins are smooth, barely dusty and well integrated. Drink with ropa vieja. Recommended. 89 points. DBH WHO: Zolo WHAT: Malbec, Cabernet Sauvignon, Bonarda, Merlot WHEN: 2016 DESIGNATION: Signature Red

What We’re Drinking – Murrieta’s Well “Small Lot” Merlot

David Honig
Wine Reviews
1 min read
There is more blueberry pie than cherry pie in this fruit-forward, silky Merlot. Coffee and chocolate add depth and interest on the mid-palate, through the finish. Drink with a good bone-in strip. Highly Recommended. 92 points. DBH WHO: Murrieta’s Well WHAT: Merlot WHEN: 2014 DESIGNATION: Small Lot WHERE: Livermore Valley, California HOW MUCH: $44

What We’re Drinking – Pedroncelli “Mother Clone” Zinfandel

David Honig
Wine Reviews
1 min read
Waxy black fruits, cherries, and leather are followed by milk chocolate. Sweet fruit and pastry create a simple crowd-pleaser at a reasonable price. Drink with barbecue pork sandwiches. Recommended. 87 points. DBH WHO: Pedroncelli WHAT: Zinfandel WHEN: 2014 DESIGNATION: Mother Clone WHERE: Dry Creek Valley, California HOW MUCH: $17 (media sample) POINTS: 87

Eighth Annual Palate Press Grand Tasting

David Honig
Features
7 min read
More than 140 wine lovers congregated at the home of Palate Press publisher, David Honig, for the Eighth Annual Palate Press Grand Tasting. The Palate Press Grand Tasting is a unique consumer-driven wine tasting event. More than three hundred wines were blind bagged and placed on tables throughout the house.
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Best of 2017: Exploring Minerality

Elisabetta Tosi
Features
4 min read
Minerality = [SS + A + CC] - [E + T] - [O²] (Those interested in figuring out what this odd formula means should keep on reading.) Funny how things happen. Until the 1990s, the term minerality didn’t appear in the most acclaimed guides, not even the Oxford Companion to