Michelle Locke, Author at PALATE PRESS

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Unusual winter rains turned the Cariñena vineyards in northeastern Spain into a technicolor swirl this spring, the variegated soils glowing...

Best of 2016: Hooked on Haggis

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My love affair with Scotland’s national dish and the best whisky to pair with it.

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Brut forces and other trends emerging in Italy’s perennially popular bubbly.

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My love affair with Scotland’s national dish and the best whisky to pair with it.

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Sure Scotland is the land of whisky, with 100+ distilleries to show for it. But it’s also a powerhouse in gin.

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Origins of the big, bright, orange drink of summer, the Aperol Spritz.

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In the San Francisco Bay area, Hangar 1 seizes a ‘mist’ opportunity

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Lined up on the white tablecloth, the vertical Chianti tasting is a study in scarlet, from the deep ruby of the 2011 to the brick red of the 1977.