On November 5, 2011, 120 or so wine professionals and wine lovers, as well as the wine curious, gathered in the home of Palate Press Publisher David Honig for the Third Annual Palate Press grand tasting. There were more than 230 different wines from around the world on eight different
Lemon rind & lime juice with candied ginger and jasmine, pleasantly off dry, great acid, light bodied. Very pleasant wine. Needs sushi. A four-star wine from the Fourth Annual Palate Press Grand Tasting. WHO: Schloss Schonborn WHAT: Riesling, Kabinett WHERE: Germany, Rheingau DESIGNATION: Hattenheimer Pfaffenberg WHEN: 2009 HOW MUCH: $21
In case you were wondering whether to get the manga hit The Drops of God with your holiday gift certificates, the answer is yes. For some time, I’ve been getting emails from French wine producers who were thrilled their wines were mentioned in this series, which debuted as a Japanese
What are latest trends in wine lovers’ attitudes? This is what I wanted to find out, last fall, when I attended SIMEI, a large, professional winemaking equipment exhibition taking place every two years in Milan, in Northern Italy. “We see that wine consumers are most drawn to a quality product;
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As Publisher of Palate Press: The online wine magazine, it is my honor to announce the 2011 Palate Press Wines of the Year. This year we have three Wines of the Year. The first was selected in a blind tasting of Palate Press Wines of the Week at the