This is a Vin de Pays wine, now known by the EU designation Indication Géographique Protégée (IGP), these are wines that either couldn’t or chose to not meet the rules of the Appellation, assuming they are in a region covered by … Continue reading →
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I can’t believe another year has passed, but I’m ready to turn the page. 2025 was a challenging year on many levels. With continued shifts in the wine industry, I felt it in my work: events slowed, writing opportunities disappeared, and the landscape changed in real time. But I didn’t let that stop me, and won't. Enjoy the Please The Palate January 2026 Newsletter.
What’s the old cliché, when it rains it pours? My last work trip abroad was back in 2019 to Jerez in southern Spain, you know, Sherry country, but then Covid came and the trips dried up for six years. It may not seem like a big loss, but when one of the perks of the…
Domaine Paterianakis A Cretan Wine Sampler Sampler Price: $128.99 Normal Retail: $171.93 (Yes, that is a 25% discount) 7 Bottles of Wine – 2 Reds, 4 Whites, 1 Rosé Samplers will be available for pickup on Wednesday, email jbuchterwine@gmail.com if you’d like one set aside for you.” In 1990 Giorgos Paterianakis left a successful career…
