Palate Press Uncorks Swartland Revolution

Tweet Earlier this summer (winter in South Africa’s Swartland wine growing subregion) I had the chance to mix it up with the drivers of the Swartland Revolution; the winemakers.  Ever since I began to comprehend the unusually high authenticity and quality levels of the upstart region’s wines, I started sharing information about individual pieces of [...]

South Africa Wine Immersion, My Way

Tweet I will be swirling, tasting, and spitting in South Africa over the next couple of weeks.  While I enjoy some elements of organized wine travel with groups of fellow wine geeks and writers, this trip is with family and friends on my own time and dime.  Having spent 30 years in media, organized wine [...]

Authentic Discovery: Rather Drink Wine With Tom Johnson than Stephen Tanzer

Tweet It was an amusing week dipping into the online wine-world, witnessing Stephen Tanzer barreling clumsily into the blogosphere with his Winophilia and Tom Johnson striking a chord at Palate Press, accusing wine blogs of failing its readers. Tanzer, an established traditional media wine critic, is Editor and Publisher of the International Wine Cellar while Johnson, a recently [...]

Definitely Check Out Palate Press

Tweet via palatepress.com Palate Press launched last month and has been publishing a steady and significant volume of the most engaging wine writing anywhere. David Honig and William Tisherman have done an awesome job and I really enjoyed working with Tish on this piece about aging wine. Having a chance to run the piece through [...]