Ron Añejo Pampero Aniversario

David Honig
Wine Reviews
1 min read
This delicious blend of dark rums is aged two to eight years in oak barrels. On the palate it explodes with waves of different flavors. It starts with cocoa, butter, leather, and fiddlehead ferns. Cocoa and graphite flow over tropical fruit on the mid-palate. Cocoa lingers on the finish. This

2010 Dobbes Family Estate Syrah

David Honig
Wine Reviews
1 min read
Blackberry, a little blueberry, black pepper, and vanilla all show on the nose. The palate is juicy with black fruit, dusty with fine tannins, and well-balanced. Blackberry and boysenberry, a blend of fresh and jammy, lead, with vanilla, black pepper, and then a finish like the crisp smoky end cut

2013 REDUX / Finding Treasure in the Napa Valley

Michelle Locke
Features
3 min read
Palate Press has selected our favorite stories from 2013 and will publish Redux articles over the holidays featuring Palate Press Columnists. The editorial board hopes you enjoy these highlights as we look forward to bringing you the best stories for your palate in 2014. ••• Robert was a visitor to the Napa Valley who

2012 Four Degrees “0 Degrees” Riesling

David Honig
Wine Reviews
1 min read
Green apples and lemon cream waft up from the glass. The palate, too, is dominated by tart, barely ripe green apple. Lemon, with hints of white pepper and ginger, appear on the mid-palate and linger on the finish. This is fresh and bright, with plenty of zing. Drink with fried

2012 Vineland Estates Winery Pinot Blanc

David Honig
Wine Reviews
1 min read
The nose smells of honeydew melon and coconut cream. Melon and pear, with a very light background of lemon and smoke, show on the palate. Acids are low, the mouth feel soft. There is an interesting dusty sensation on a rather short finish. Drink with butternut squash soup. Recommended. 86

2011 Beauregard Bald Mountain Vineyard Chardonnay

David Honig
Wine Reviews
1 min read
Winner of Best White Wine int eh Fifth Annual Palate Press Grand Tasting, this complex delicious wine has the stuffing to match up to any food pairing. The nose shows peach cobbler and coconut. The palate has pear, sweet pastry, marzipan, citrus and chalk, the last two lingering on the