Beer Releases - Palate Press

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Last November, a pair of American economists published a working paper with the National Bureau of Economic Research stating that first children earn higher grades than kids born into more crowded families. Asking questions about family size and child success is dangerous. Bring it up in a crowded room and

2014 Digital Wine Communications Conference: Montreux, Switzerland

Simon J Woolf

Feature Stories

3 min read

In a past life, I used to work in corporate IT. I had to suffer various tech and management conferences over the years. Normally this entailed tedious keynotes, row upon row of suited and booted attendees, and miserable sandwich lunches. If you were lucky enough to bump into someone you

2005 Chateau Lasségue

David Honig

Wine Reviews

1 min read

Great year, great wine, and (for a 2005 Bordeaux) a great bargain. The color is still very dark, just starting to lose the bright brilliance of a young wine. The nose is multi-layered, deep black cherries and boysenberry, black currant and tobacco. allspice and nutmeg. It is powerful and young

Shadows in the Vineyard gives a sunny view of Burgundy, DRC

Evan Dawson

Features

6 min read

Mozart was born in 1756. This is an admittedly odd way to begin a review of a book about wine, but stay with me. In Shadows in the Vineyard, author Max Potter tells the story of the attempt to extort the owner of the most famous vineyard in the world.

The Women of Italian Wine Never Give Up

Elisabetta Tosi

Feature Stories

4 min read

When we talk about Italian wines, we usually talk about the men behind them, but in doing so we forget that the Italian wine world is made up of both men and women. This time, let me speak about three young women who were able to turn their passions for

Farmers in the desert: the Horse Heaven Hills AVA

Mary Cressler

Features

6 min read

Earlier this month I found myself in the vast and remote region of southeastern Washington State known as the Horse Heaven Hills AVA. This is not exactly a region known for lavish wineries or tasting rooms, though I would come to find out it is home to some of the

2010 Chateau Tanunda Cabernet Sauvignon Grand Barossa

David Honig

Wine Reviews

1 min read

Enjoy this juicy, slightly candied, and well balanced Aussie Cabernet with red meat, from burgers to ribeye. The nose shows black currant, milk chocolate, coffee, and briars. Blackberries and black cherries lead, followed by chocolate and coffee. The small amounts of shiraz and cabernet franc show, with hints of smoky

The X factor or, how I learned to love big reds in Northern Greece

Michelle Locke

Feature Stories

4 min read

I knew going in that Xinomavro was going to be a challenge. After all, you know you’re tasting something a little bit different when you have to start with a pronunciation lesson (it’s ksee-NOH-mah-vroh). Throw in the fact that typical tasting notes include phrases like “lingering notes of tomato (tomato!)

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A Dog, a Mountain Hike and Gin

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Enjoy Cancun-adjacent Isla Mujeres at Coco B Villas

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Wine Country Hospitality in Amador County

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Montréal Chefs Star in the Culinary World

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2014 Digital Wine Communications Conference: Montreux, Switzerland

2005 Chateau Lasségue

Shadows in the Vineyard gives a sunny view of Burgundy, DRC

The Women of Italian Wine Never Give Up

Farmers in the desert: the Horse Heaven Hills AVA

2010 Chateau Tanunda Cabernet Sauvignon Grand Barossa

The X factor or, how I learned to love big reds in Northern Greece