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Monte Belmonte Wines: The Western Mass Wine World’s Involvement in the Pan Mass Challenge

Monte Belmonte Wines: The Western Mass Wine World’s Involvement in the Pan Mass Challenge

by Monte Belmonte | Jul 18, 2019 | Articles, Columns, Featured, Monte Belmonte Wines

Champagne has long been a celebratory beverage hoisted during the world’s most famous bicycling event — The Tour de France. It makes sense. France is where Champagne comes from. But closer to home, our Western Mass wine world is also strangely connected to the world...
Monte Belmonte Wines: The All-Women Wine List at the Lake House

Monte Belmonte Wines: The All-Women Wine List at the Lake House

by Monte Belmonte | Jul 2, 2019 | Articles, Columns, Featured, Monte Belmonte Wines

Her shirt read “Thunder Cunt” as she sallied up to her bar at The Ashfield Lake House. She had the shirt printed because she says it is her “lifestyle brand.” Dre Rawlings is a nasty woman, in the best most badass way. In the way that would piss off the Commander-in...
Monte Belmonte Wines: A ‘Shot Through the Heart’ of Bon Jovi’s Wine Venture

Monte Belmonte Wines: A ‘Shot Through the Heart’ of Bon Jovi’s Wine Venture

by Monte Belmonte | Jun 20, 2019 | Articles, Columns, Featured, Monte Belmonte Wines

It’s all the same. Only the names have changed. Everyday, it seems we’re drinking rosé. Sometimes you tell the day by the bottle that you drink. And times when you’re all alone, all you do is think. About rosé. Also, it’s not all the same. New Jersey’s second most...
Monte Belmonte Wines: The Western Mass Wine World’s Involvement in the Pan Mass Challenge

Monte Belmonte Wines: Belly laughs from Wine Country on Netflix, but no wine info 

by Monte Belmonte | Jun 6, 2019 | Articles, Columns, Featured, Food Booze and Beyond, Monte Belmonte Wines

“This one’s good, what’s it called again?” “White wine.” “Freakin’ LOVE it.” Netflix and chill? Great. Netflix and wine and chill? Even better. Wine Country on Netflix and wine and chill? It makes for a nice evening. You may get a good laugh watching Wine Country, but...
Monte Belmonte Wines: That Time I Almost Got a Fancy Wine Word into Merriam-Webster

Monte Belmonte Wines: That Time I Almost Got a Fancy Wine Word into Merriam-Webster

by Monte Belmonte | May 14, 2019 | Articles, Columns, Featured, Food Booze and Beyond, Monte Belmonte Wines

“This is super important, Monte. You can do something. Having this knowledge that you do. Knowing both the word and knowing what you know about wine. You can do something to help this word along.” So was the charge of The Word Nerd, Emily Brewster, my resident...
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