What’s Next in FoodHERE’S THE BEEF – Join the Brasas Food & Wine Society with a Ranch Subscription to have a box of pasture-raised Black Wagyu beef delivered to your door two, four, or six time a year from Northern California’s Genesee Valley Ranch, where “cattle have the run of the ranch.” The same family owns and operates Napa Valley’s Palmaz Vineyards. www.geneseevalleyranch.com
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.
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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This week on The Wine Stream, we learn how to take steak night to the next level with a little spice from renown Chef and Spice Master Lior Lev Sercarz. We see how unique spice blends can help enhance steak and Cabernet alike. Lior joins us straight from his coveted spice shop Le Boîte in New York City.
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.
This week we interview Palmaz Vineyards’ famed consulting winemaker Mia Klein. From 100 point wines to challenging vintages, Mia shares stories from her illustrious career. Learn how the perspectives of a consulting winemaker have helped elevate Palmaz wines over the years.
This week on The Wine Stream, curd nerds meet the cork dorks! The acclaimed Madame Fromage and our own Florencia Palmaz team up to discuss the secrets behind pairing wine and cheese.
This week we put one of America’s finest Master Sommeliers, Aaron Patrick to the test! He blind tastes a 4 year vertical of Palmaz Vineyards Cabernet and two barrel samples from different elevations on the estate. We discuss the virtues of blind tasting and how to pull it off perfectly in your home. Christian also shows a behind the scenes look at the data driven tools the winemakers use to understand the history of a parcel during blending.
Palmaz is best known for its big steak-worthy reds— and for its high-tech winery innovations. But it also produces a limited amount of this gentle, gorgeous Muscat Canelli. Minus the sugary overtones often found in Italian Muscats, the Florencia tastes like the purest expression of this grape, largely attributable to its cold fermentation. A delicate bouquet lures you in, but its fresh, clean and dry palate comes as a surprise. While this is a dessert white, it tastes only lightly sweet, a testament to the lower alcohol levels we’re seeing across genres, coming in at 13 percent. $65, palmazvineyards.com
Listen to the episode here. Or on Apple Podcasts here. Or on Spotify here. In episode 253 of Total Retail Talks, Editor-in-Chief Joe Keenan interviews Christian Palmaz, co-founder of Palmaz Vineyards, a family-owned and operated winery located in Napa Valley that practices a unique form of gravity-flow wine making. Listen in as Palmaz discusses the vineyard’s history and his role at the company, how the COVID-19 crisis has impacted the business, and how Palmaz Vineyards adapted and launched innovative experiences such as virtual wine tastings and a weekly live stream discussion, “The Wine Stream,” where customers can engage with the brand online.
