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Please The Palate is a boutique firm specializing in marketing and event planning for the wine and spirits industry.  From new product launches to regional promotions, Please the Palate creates and tailors packages to meet each client’s needs from the big picture to the organizational details. Owner Allison Levine has designed and produced trade tastings in all major markets around the United States for wineries, wine associations and spirits companies, both domestic and international. Please the Palate is dedicated to providing seamless customer service. In addition, Allison Levine is a freelance writer covering wine, spirits, food, travel and lifestyle, as well as a podcast host interviewing winemakers and winery owners.

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Please The Palate is a boutique firm specializing in marketing and event planning for the wine and spirits industry.  From new product launches to regional promotions, Please the Palate creates and tailors packages to meet each client’s needs from the big picture to the organizational details. Owner Allison Levine has designed and produced trade tastings in all major markets around the United States for wineries, wine associations and spirits companies, both domestic and international. Please the Palate is dedicated to providing seamless customer service. In addition, Allison Levine is a freelance writer covering wine, spirits, food, travel and lifestyle, as well as a podcast host interviewing winemakers and winery owners.

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