The 10 Best White Wines to Try, according to a food and wine writer

Business Insider | By Jessica Kelley | Aug 4, 2020 | Original Article

Whether you’re spending summer in a humid or dry area of the world, it’s the perfect season to pour a glass of crisp white wine to sip outside by a bonfire or enjoy with the fresh fish dinner hot off the grill.

As a food and wine journalist for 7 years, writing for publications like Wine Enthusiast, Eater, and Kitchn, I’ve curated a list of favorites over the years of white wines that offer a little something different for anyone’s taste preferences.

Palmaz Vineyards: The Winery of the Future

THe Grapevine Magazine | By Nan McCreary | Jul 1, 2020 | Original Article

If you want to envision the winery of the future — a winery that leverages cutting-edge technology with the ancient art of winemaking — look no further than Palmaz Vineyards, hidden within the forested ridges of Napa Valley’s Mt. George.  Here, the Palmaz family is applying innovative, if not futuristic, tools to enhance the artistic elements of wine.

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Wine & Wagyu

Uptown Magazine | By Alison Bailin Batz | December 2019 | Original Article

For the wine and food lover in your life, a subscription-based gift that keeps on giving – in the form of wine and wagyu – might just be your best holiday bet. This joint offering from a family-owned and -operated California ranch and vineyard has an unlikely beginning.

Freshly Brewed Podcast – On CLoud Wine – Lessons and Love from the Leader of A world Famous Winery

May 14, 2020 | Jeffrey Fenton | Link to Podcast

“It’s not everyday that I get to speak with the Founder/CEO of a brand that I admire. In this episode of Freshly Brewed (and the final episode of a three-part series on wine), I speak with Florencia Palmaz, leader and co-founder of the world famous Palmaz Vineyards. We talk trust and loyalty, technology, supporting staff during tough times, and what wine means to the head of a winery. It’s a beautiful episode, so I hope you enjoy it!” – Jeffery Fenton

Why Palmaz Vineyards is Napa’s Most Distinctive Luxury Wine Estate

Upscale Living Magazine | April 22, 2020 | By Fran Miller | Original Article

Few Napa Valley wineries – or any throughout the world for that matter – can claim history and proprietorship as compelling as that of Palmaz Vineyards. With its combination of Argentinian roots, 19th century California history, depth and breadth of fine wines, an ambitious culinary program, and show-stopping architecture and technology, Palmaz Vineyards can easily claim the title of Napa’s most distinctive luxury wine estate.

THE WINE LIFE | What I am Drinking Now…Cedar Knoll | Dec 26, 2019 | By Stanley Browne | Original Article

Founded in 1881 by Henry Hagen, a young entrepreneur who headed west in the 1850s amid the Gold Rush, Cedar Knoll Vineyard and Winery quickly established itself as notable, serving wine to San Francisco’s finest and even winning a silver medal for Hagen’s brandy in 1889 at the World’s Fair in Paris. The winery, one of Napa’s first, occupied the southern end of Napa along Mount George, on some 450 acres of hillside.

Grape: 83% Cabernet Sauvignon, 12% Merlot, 3% Petit Verdot, 2% Cabernet Franc

Asian Millennials are the Dream Market the Wine Industry has Been Waiting For

HONG KONG TATLER | By Sarah Heller, MW | Nov 1, 2019 | Original Article

So often it’s assumed the appreciation of wine is a skill and pleasure that comes later in life, but Asian millennials are turning the notion on its head.

Open source machine learning accelerates winemaking

Tech Target | By Johnny Yu | Jul 2, 2019 | Original Article

Using open source machine learning, Palmaz Vineyards developed a tool to automatically alert winemakers of environmental conditions. Soon, the data flowed like wine.

Christian Gastón Palmaz wanted to make winemaking smarter.

The Decolonization of Coombsville

The World of Fine Wine | By Roger Morris | Issue 64 2019

As the story goes, Louis M Martini was ready to hit the ground running the moment Prohibition ended in 1933. His plan was to produce quality California dry table wines, but he didn’t intend to make them in the hot San Joaquin Valley where he once produced bulk wines. Instead, he had his eye on Napa Valley—and, as it turned out, on a few other places as well.

Palmaz Winery: The Art and Science of Passion

Iconic Life | By Elyse Glickman | Apr 22, 2019 | Original Article

Napa Valley is known for idealic conditions. After all, even with climate change, it will forever be associated with its rolling terrain, mild year-‘round temperatures, and a home-grown wine and artisanal food scene with an international reputation. Some extremely fortunate couples and families have taken things even further, finding a way to live that dream for the long-term by setting down roots there for their retirement years, or perhaps, their second careers.