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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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I first tried Giornata’s Orangotango a few years ago, and it was my introduction to the winery. Since then, I have enjoyed a number of their wines. This week, I picked up some Korean BBQ Beef for dinner and wanted a glass of wine. I didn’t want something big and bold; I didn’t want something crisp and fresh. I wanted something textured and subtle so I chilled a bottle of the 2025 Giornata Orangotango. It turned out to be exactly the right choice and that is why the Giornata 2025 Orangotango, Paso Robles AVA is the Please The Palate wine of the week. ...

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I attended Gambero Rosso’s annual Tre Bicchieri tasting this past week, an industry-only event showcasing Italy’s top wines as awarded in the Vini d’Italia guide. With so many standout bottles in the room, the event is as much about tasting as it is about reconnecting with wine industry friends. As I was chatting with a group of colleagues, one of them gestured behind me and suggested I try a wine. I held out my glass, took a pour, and returned to the conversation. But as soon as I brought the glass to my nose, I stopped mid-sentence. The aromatics were absolutely captivating, and that’s why the Velenosi 2024 Villa Angela Pecorino from Offida DOCG is the Please The Palate wine of the week....

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