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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

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

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-