Palate Press Columnists Win at 2012 Roederer Awards

Tom Mansell
Feature Stories
6 min read
Palate Press was well-represented among the winners at this year's Louis Roederer International Wine Writers' Awards.  Columnist Erika Szymanski was awarded the Emerging Wine Writer of the Year award and columnist Evan Dawson won the International Wine Book of the Year award for his book, Summer in a Glass: The

2010 Lenné “Karen’s Pommard” Pinot Noir

David Honig
Wine Reviews
1 min read
The nose is earthy , with cherries and mocha over loam and mushrooms. On the palate it is deep, earthiness under chocolates and cherry. Acids show on the mid-palate as it brightens to add high-toned red fruits, along with a tiny cayenne-pepper tingle on the tongue. This is a very

Vinegar, Not Only Dressing

Elisabetta Tosi
Features
5 min read
A few weeks ago, I was walking around a small fair of Italian foods and wines, in Northern Italy. A little crowd was gathered around a cotton candy machine that, swirling quickly, formed fluffy balls of cotton candy on the sticks. “Ah! Good for the kids, but too sweet for

WBC12 – Observations and Opportunities

David Honig
Features
5 min read
WBC12, the Wine Blogger's Conference in Portland, Oregon, was a fascinating experience. Kudos to the folks from Zephyr, who get better at this every year. So many have written about it already that I feel no need to do a "best of," review, or post-mortem of the event. Rather, I'd

2006 Laetitia Pinot Noir

David Honig
Wine Reviews
1 min read
Mouth-feel is a great start, satiny-smooth, luxurious. Spices are the signature, peppery with a touch of hot pepper heat. Black cherry and cola lead to blackberries, all with black and white pepper in the background. n the finish the dark fruit and pepper linger. Tannins are firm, silky up front,