La Bottiglieria del Ruché Castagnole Monferrato

La Bottglieria del Ruché was not my first choice. It was not even my third, but this quaint-from-the-outside enoteca set into a street corner sharper than a bird’s beak in bucolic Castagnole Monferrato caught our eye while driving passed almost daily.

La Bottiglieria’s decor feels homemade and knowingly haphazard, organic and crafty, busy and lived in. Their one bathroom also features a washing machine inside in case you need a quick wash and dry while working through their plate of salami and cheese (€12).
Some walls are mustard yellow; others, Ruché red. Murals overlay some surfaces, such as a door painted with cartoonish wine drinkers. La Bottiglieria’s bohemian pastiche draws a smile, but some will find its incongruence jarring.
A dark bookshelf stores libraries of Barbera, Nebbiolo and, of course, Ruché (so, mostly red wine) sourced nearby, whose bottles are etched with handwritten prices. A little sign confirms that the owners add a €5 markup to the winery’s sale price. Not bad.

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