Monthly Archives: January 2018

Loring Wine Company

Posted on January 31, 2018 by thewineraconteur

I got a heads up from another local wine blogger about a wine tasting at The Fine Wine Source in Livonia, Michigan and it was nearby for me. This wine shop was on my radar, but for ages I was … Continue reading →

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El Enemigo

Posted on January 29, 2018 by thewineraconteur

We were invited out by our son and his wife for dinner and we tried to settle on a restaurant that is mid-point between our two houses. We settled on Andiamo in Bloomfield Township, which fits the logistics. My Bride … Continue reading →

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Wine and Suits

Posted on January 27, 2018 by thewineraconteur

My entire career has been as a clothier and not in the wine industry, though they can go hand in hand. I have met customers over the years that have impeccable taste, not only in clothes, but in food, wine … Continue reading →

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Slow Down

Posted on January 25, 2018 by thewineraconteur

“Slow down, you move too fast…” are the opening words to a song that popped into my head about two wine themed gifts that I received over the past Christmas Season. I can also relate to the classic scene when … Continue reading →

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More Touts

Posted on January 23, 2018 by thewineraconteur

I have to admit that sometimes my prose sounds like it was borrowed from Damon Runyon or Dashiell Hammett, and I guess you can blame it on my youth and my environment. People actually talked that way and it even … Continue reading →

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Bubbles Can’t Hurt

Posted on January 21, 2018 by thewineraconteur

January has been a killer month so far, with all of the extreme cold weather that has pounded us. We just got finished with the holidays and it should have been a month to just (ice) skate through. The extreme … Continue reading →

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Me on Instagram

Posted on January 19, 2018 by thewineraconteur

I may be a little slow on the uptake for Social Media, but with a blog came Facebook, then Twitter and now Instagram. All in the endeavor for finding a few more individuals that may like to read about wine. … Continue reading →

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Yo

Posted on January 17, 2018 by thewineraconteur

Whenever I am at a wine tasting, I always look forward to the last two wines, as I hope to find something interesting. Sitting at the wine bar at D. Vine Fine Wines with my Bride all eager as well. … Continue reading →

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One Up, One Down

Posted on January 15, 2018 by thewineraconteur

There I was just finishing tasting two different white wines, when my Bride walked in to D. Vine Fine Wines to see if she had been missing out on my occasional trips. She was doing some volunteer work and she … Continue reading →

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Two New Whites

Posted on January 13, 2018 by thewineraconteur

You may not believe this, but my life does not revolve around wine, as much as I enjoy it. We had some last-minute changes in the schedule and I decided to go to a wine tasting. Almost every Tuesday night … Continue reading →

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