In Case of Sickness, Take Nosiola Wine

Elisabetta Tosi
Features
4 min read
Almost all Italian wine regions have a wonderful tradition of “medicinal wine” used to restore strength to new mothers, to accelerate healing in those who are suffering from a bad flu, and to nourish old people. In Trentino, the wine to be uncorked “in case of sickness” or, as they

Palate Press Group Websites

David Honig
Features
7 min read
A few weeks ago Palate Press published a story entitled WBC12 - Observations and Opportunities. In that story we first introduced the new idea of Palate Press Group Websites. The idea flowed from a few observations at the Wine Bloggers Conference in Portland, Oregon. There, we noted that the growing

100 Percent Grapes: Finding Natural Wine in Tuscany

Marko Kovac
Features
6 min read
Amidst the discussion among wine writers on just how much “natural wines” should be included in wine lists, I am flipping through a 50-page wine list in one of Siena, Italy’s more renowned osterias. “So, anything interesting in there?” my Significant Other wonders, me being lost among wines of Italy’s

Sugar, Part II: What Does Acid Do?

Erika Szymanski
Feature Stories
4 min read
People who concern themselves with "consumer acceptability" of fruit know that sugar is a pretty good predictor of how consumers will feel about a given apple or grape or orange; the more sugar (that is, the higher the °Brix level), the more people like the fruit in question. But the

Best White Wines for Fall

Meg Houston Maker
Features
8 min read
There’s a crunch of leaves underfoot and a tinge of wood smoke in the air. Monarch butterflies, little jags of flame, meander in a big cerulean sky. Fall’s upon us here in New England. Gone are the high summer patio days that found me grilling quick suppers at 8:30 p.m.