Palate Press

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If it’s possible to fall in love with cows without actually being a cow, I think this happens to me in one particular cheese-making region of France. Standing by a meadow, watching the soft, square faces of the brown-and-white Montbéliarde bovines, with their compact, casual Alpine demeanor as they stroll

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Meg Houston Maker

Features

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(Editor's note - This is a slideshow posting of a Palate Press article from 2012.) I led a wine tasting once for students at Dartmouth’s Tuck School of Business. I like pouring for twenty-somethings because they’re so eager to taste and talk about wine. With B-schoolers like these, I’ll also cover

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Mary Cressler

Features

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I’d only been in the region a few hours. I was tired and jetlagged after twenty hours of travel and a nine-hour time difference. But our guide at the museum, our first stop, decided to wake us all up by giving us a playful quiz – an activity to awaken our

Palate Press Wine of the Week: 2010 Montalbera Ruchè di Castagnole Monferrato L’Accento

Palate Press

Features

1 min read

Light, translucent ruby in color. Strawberries dominate on the nose. Strawberries and rhubarb are on the palate, tart, clean, and brightly acidic. Fennel pops on the mid-palate. Tannins are light and very fine. This is a bright food wine, one to provide counter-balance to rich cheeses and light meats. Drink

2010 Montalbera Ruchè di Castagnole Monferrato L’Accento

David Honig

Wine Reviews

1 min read

Light, translucent ruby in color. Strawberries dominate on the nose. Strawberries and rhubarb are on the palate, tart, clean, and brightly acidic. Fennel pops on the mid-palate. Tannins are light and very fine. This is a bright food wine, one to provide counter-balance to rich cheeses and light meats. Drink

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