The Secret is Out About Willamette White Pinot Noir

Ryan Reichert
Features
7 min read
When I moved to the Willamette Valley in 2009, I had little knowledge of a simmering disquiet, obscured by rolling hills of pinot noir vines. In a region renowned for elegant red wines the cause for such fuss was, surprisingly, a white Pinot Noir wine—though, one produced using red grapes.

Roederer International Wine Writers’ Award Finalists

David Honig
Features
1 min read
Palate Press is very proud  of its nominations as the Louis Roederer International Wine Writers' Award Finalists. Erika Szymanski - Emerging Wine Writer of the Year 2012 Evan Dawson - Emerging Wine Writer of the Year 2012 Palate Press: The online wine magazine - International Wine Website of the Year 2012

2010 Saint Gregory Pinot Blanc

David Honig
Wine Reviews
1 min read
The nose is very shy, but with effort shows mangos and peaches with a background of citrus flowers. The palate offers the same combination of tropical and stone fruits found on the palate, with the addition of sweet lemon. Hazelnuts and a very light background taste of vanilla show on

A Spaniard in Italy—Tuscan Tempranillo

Elisabetta Tosi
Feature Stories
5 min read
San Miniato is a delightful town in the province of Pisa, in Tuscany—it is also known as San Miniato al Tedesco meaning “of the German,” to distinguish it from another nearby San Miniato called “al Monte,” which is a convent in Florence about forty kilometers to the northeast. In this

2010 Graffigna “Reserve Centenario” Malbec

David Honig
Wine Reviews
1 min read
Coffee and milk chocolate, with blueberries in the background, waft up from the glass, making a very pleasant nose. On the palate, blackberries, blueberries, and coffee lead, with pepper and the tiniest hint of vanilla in the background. Blackberries fade and lavender joins blueberry and coffee on the mid-palate. A

2011 Saladini Pilastri Falerio Ascolani DOC

Becky Sue Epstein
Wine Reviews
1 min read
This white wine made with organic grapes you’ve probably never heard of is a great find at a great price.  Beginning with a combination of green apple blossoms and herbs, it’s at first reminiscent of a fruity Sauvignon Blanc.  But on the palate it has more mild, rounded flavors, as