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Birth of a Big Idea: How Bar Boulud’s Big Bottles Became One of the Hottest Wine Programs in the Country

7 min read

Michael Madrigale hadn't really intended to bid on the six-liter bottle of 1991 Olivier Leflaive Montrachet, but as he looked around the room at the Acker Merrall & Condit auction, he couldn't find a single paddle in the air. How was this possible? The minutes trudged by, awkwardly, and Madrigale Read More

2012 Redux: Local Paradox, Getting Finger Lakes Wines the Recognition They Deserve

Kristina Anderson

Features

1 min read

Palate Press has selected our top ten stories from 2012 and will publish a 2012 Redux article each weekday until January 4, 2013. These stories highlight our featured columnists, widely recognized contributors, and most popular works published through the year. The Palate Press editorial board hopes you enjoy these highlights as we look Read More

Local Paradox: Getting Finger Lakes Wines the Recognition They Deserve

Kristina Anderson

Features

10 min read

On a recent trip to the Finger Lakes, my husband and I were amused to encounter a wine list that was not exclusive to local wines. We were less amused when it happened again. As a pattern slowly began to emerge, we could not help remembering vacations to Sonoma County Read More

The 30-Year War

W. Blake Gray

Features

5 min read

If sommeliers want to win their 30-year war with critics, they must harness the power of validation. Before the rise of Robert Parker, sommeliers had far more power in deciding what wines Americans drank. Many Americans hated and feared them. That's a major reason Parker became so powerful: he freed Read More

Introducing “Ask Palate Press”

David Honig

About

1 min read

Regular readers might have noticed a new box in the sidebar. It looks like this: We regularly receive emails from readers asking a wide variety of questions, from "where can I get the wine you just reviewed" to "what wine goes with the deer by brother-in-law killed and insists on Read More

Pairing Up To Get Down At Hop Woo BBQ

Arianna Armstrong

Features

7 min read

There’s a secret menu at Hop Woo BBQ in downtown Los Angeles, and it’s well worth sharing. Eddie Lin, of Deep End Dining and NPR’s “Good Food,” recently asked a group of food bloggers to join him for a special-read more- Read More

Memo to Servers: A Response

Kris Chislett

Features

2 min read

I read with interest the article entitled Memo to Servers: Don’t Pour My Wine! on Palate Press, but do have to say that I took issue with the opinion of W. Bake Gray on the subject of refilling wine glasses in-read more- Read More

Aspiring Master Sommelier Only Wants to Stay in Ohio

Emma Criswell

Features

4 min read

Out of 170 Master Sommeliers in the world, 105 are in the United States. Of those, only one lives in my home state of Ohio. So for someone pursuing this coveted accreditation in a state unknown beyond the Great Lakes-read more- Read More

Birth of a Big Idea: How Bar Boulud’s Big Bottles Became One of the Hottest Wine Programs in the Country

2012 Redux: Local Paradox, Getting Finger Lakes Wines the Recognition They Deserve

Local Paradox: Getting Finger Lakes Wines the Recognition They Deserve

The 30-Year War

Introducing “Ask Palate Press”

Pairing Up To Get Down At Hop Woo BBQ

Memo to Servers: A Response

Aspiring Master Sommelier Only Wants to Stay in Ohio

2019 Sassotondo Ciliegiolo Maremma Toscana, Tuscany, Italy

2019 Red Electric “Alpine Lily” Chardonnay, Willamette Valley, Oregon

2017 Valle Dell’Acate ‘Il Moro’ Nero d’Avola, Sicily

2018 Notturno Drei Donà Romagna DOC Predappio Sangiovese

2019 Jordan Chardonnay, Russian River Valley, Sonoma County