Piemonte is a dizzying gastronomic haven, rich in everything of a gourmand’s dream- truffles, mushrooms, hazelnuts (RE: Nutella), ambrosic red wine, historical whites and sweet, sparkling Moscato that even the most pretentious vinophile can’t deny when served with a slice of Pannetone or a hot afternoon. My husband and I planted ourselves in the capital, […]
Last week Aubrey and I left for our second Palate Club road trip to Santa Cruz. I was considerably more excited for our trip to Santa Cruz than I was for our first trip to (although it didn’t disappoint) Lake County. Santa Cruz doesn’t have a lot of wineries that are household names but it […]
Like most of Europe, restaurants in Santorini serve a house a white wine indicative of local plantings. Ask any waiter what the wine is and he’s sure to simply reply, “It’s a Greek wine.” Ask the grape and he will tell you it’s “a good one.” However, you can bet your Euros that it’s the […]
Lake County Road Trip The first week of December Aubrey and I road tripped to Lake County. To be frank, my expectations were not high but I kept an open mind. Before this trip, I had a few Lake County wines I wasn’t fond of, a few that were great, and none that I […]
Check out our YouTube video on Casablanca! The development of Casablanca and San Antonio occurred seamlessly with the rising popularity of the fresher, brighter styles of wine. Both regions are included in the Aconcagua zone in Chile, although the climate is widely different than the hot, arid desert of the Aconcagua Valley. Founded in 1980 as […]
From Aubrey… In 2010 I had my first world-class wine- Penfold’s Grange Shiraz from South Australia. I appreciated how elaborately complex wine can be, how a wine can tell a story rich with cultural and gastronomic detail. At the time I was a recent college graduate serving at a fancy steak house in Chicago called […]
From Jennifer… My wine journey began with a glass of Chassagne-Montrachet in Tucson Arizona. I unenthusiastically moved to Tucson from my hometown Pittsburgh, PA when I was 20 because my parents transferred jobs. Both of my parents have PhDs and my father is also a Neurologist. I moved to Arizona planning to follow parental expectations; […]