Had a great experience with Mionetto Prosecco the other night, at the book launch for my friend Barbara Lynn Davis’ new novel Casanova’s Secret Wife. As some may know, Casanova (who actually was a real person) spent a good deal of his enthusiastically-lived life in Venice and the Veneto region
I sat down to write a review and nearly forgot, having to pour a third glass before I started to write. Gorgeous clear straw color, loads of tiny bubbles, and yeasty aromas from the moment the cork is popped. On the palate, fresh crusty bread and hints of sweet peach
I’m not a trinket person. I don’t spend much time in gift shops looking for souvenirs to bring home. While bottles of wine purchased in a region can bring back great memories, once they’re gone they’re gone. For me, one way to preserve the memory of a trip is learning
Each week until the end of the year we’ll take a look at different types of sparkling wines -- Champagne included, of course -- so you’ll be able to make a great choice for your New Year’s Eve occasion. Rather than an exhaustive explanation of champagnes and sparkling wines, this
Each week until the end of the year we’ll take a look at different types of sparkling wines -- champagne included, of course -- so you’ll be able to make a great choice for your New Year’s Eve occasion. Rather than an exhaustive explanation of champagnes and sparkling wines, this
Even more important than how many Shopping Days are left in the season: how many Wednesdays are there before New Year’s Eve? Here at Palate Press that’s the kind of thing we perseverate about – or at least I do… I have already started wondering what sparkling wine we will we sip
Champagne sales pop every December as party hosts stock up for New Year’s. This isn’t surprising, of course. There’s nothing like popping the cork on a bottle of bubbly when the clock strikes midnight. As the big night approaches, it’s worth learning the differences between sparkling wines to figure out
From across the U.S. you can almost hear the collective exhale of relief by wine retailers. Having adjusted inventories to accommodate the tighter purse strings of wine drinkers, retailers found that while the byword for 2010 was “value,” customers began,-read more-
