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2012 Redux: Tasting Wine, Broadly Speaking

Meg Houston Maker
Features
1 min read
Palate Press has selected our top ten stories from 2012 and will publish a 2012 Redux article each weekday until January 4, 2013. These stories highlight our featured columnists, widely recognized contributors, and most popular works published through the year. The Palate Press editorial board hopes you enjoy these highlights

Tasting Wine, Broadly Speaking

Meg Houston Maker
Features
10 min read
Pour a glass for each of us. Now, what does this wine taste like? You get apricot, I get peach. You like the acidity, I think it’s too much. You get a whiff of spearmint, I think it smells like wet stone and sage. But we agree it’s great with

2008 Llai Llai Chardonnay

Becky Sue Epstein
Wine Reviews
1 min read
A new world Chardonnay that an old world aficionado can love, especially at this price. Well balanced aromas and flavors. Some fruit but layered on top of Chardonnay's own varietal characteristics, and a nice, finish, too. (Not masked by vanilla-read more-

2009 Bonny Doon Contra

Gary Thomas
Wine Reviews
1 min read
A mix of elegance and muscle. Surprisingly dark ruby color in the glass. A nose of overripe raspberries and blackberries is almost misleading as this is not a fruit bomb. The fruit is not shy on the palate with some-read more-