Arianna Armstrong, Author at Palate Press

3 min read

A long time ago, in ancient Italy, two neighboring republics were established - the Republic of Siena and the Republic of Florence. And between these two regions was a place called Chianti Classico. It is unclear where the name “Chianti” comes from, but it’s almost certainly Etruscan - the people Read More

A History of Washington Wine

Arianna Armstrong

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10 min read

A blue-white stillness, frozen many times over. The soft sweeping and pattering of branches bowing against the ice, as a giant bison scratches against the trunk of a conifer tree. Somewhere, far off, the ice can be heard cracking; struggling to retain its dominance against the disruption of moving, warm Read More

Glimpses From A Lost Colony

Arianna Armstrong

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9 min read

North Carolina’s first commercial winery was established in 1835 by Mr. Sidney Weller, in the community of Brinkleyville, in Halifax County. But that wasn’t the beginning. In 1584, Philip Amadas and Arthur Barlowe, exploring on behalf of Sir Walter Raleigh, came upon a land they described as "...so full of Read More

How Sweet It Is: Discovering the World’s Most Famous Dessert Wines

Arianna Armstrong

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15 min read

Human beings, as a whole, love sweet. Studies have shown that newborn babies, when given a choice, prefer sugar water over milk. We begin life with a sweet tooth, even while that bud is still locked inside the confines of-read more- Read More

Summer Sipping: Get Acquainted With Gavi

Arianna Armstrong

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2 min read

How quickly can you name four white wines from France? If you’re reading Palate Press, you’ll probably have no trouble with that one: Chablis, Sancerre, Condrieu, Sauternes … the list goes on. How about four white wines from the United-read more- Read More

Pairing Up To Get Down At Hop Woo BBQ

Arianna Armstrong

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7 min read

There’s a secret menu at Hop Woo BBQ in downtown Los Angeles, and it’s well worth sharing. Eddie Lin, of Deep End Dining and NPR’s “Good Food,” recently asked a group of food bloggers to join him for a special-read more- Read More

Veni, Vino, Visa: A Peek Into The World of Wine Auctions

Arianna Armstrong

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4 min read

$232,692. On October 29, 2010, a lot of three bottles of 1869 Châteaux Lafite-Rothschild moved across the auction table at Sotheby’s in Hong Kong. When the hammer fell, the total price for the lot was a staggering $698,076. This means-read more- Read More

Author Arianna Armstrong

The Race of the Rooster: How Chianti earned its famous emblem

A History of Washington Wine

Glimpses From A Lost Colony

How Sweet It Is: Discovering the World’s Most Famous Dessert Wines

Summer Sipping: Get Acquainted With Gavi

Pairing Up To Get Down At Hop Woo BBQ

Veni, Vino, Visa: A Peek Into The World of Wine Auctions