Monthly Archives: May 2019

The First of Many

Posted on May 30, 2019 by thewineraconteur

We went to the first graduation party of the season and according to my Bride there is like a total of eight in the next month or so.  There must have been something in the water to have that many … Continue reading →

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Celebrating a Two-Year Old’s Birthday

Posted on May 28, 2019 by thewineraconteur

Once in a while, we attend a birthday that is out of the normal cycle of birthdays that we celebrate.  If you even occasionally follow these articles, you have figured out that we celebrate birthdays in any given month on … Continue reading →

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Diving into Hampton Water

Posted on May 26, 2019 by thewineraconteur

Some friends of ours just came back from a cruise and they brought us a bottle of Rosé wine, and they were very excited about it when they physically handed it to my Bride.  They were sure that I would … Continue reading →

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The Joys of a Cellar

Posted on May 24, 2019 by thewineraconteur

It was officially Mother’s Day and it was just the two of us, and originally, she had told me where she wanted to go for dinner.  Then she kind of wavered, because our one local son likes to give her … Continue reading →

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Saturday Night of Mother’s Day Weekend

Posted on May 22, 2019 by thewineraconteur

It was the Saturday night of Mother’s Day weekend and our local son and his family took us out for dinner.  We went to a restaurant that we have been to, and I wrote about several times.  We went to … Continue reading →

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A Walk in Birmingham

Posted on May 20, 2019 by thewineraconteur

There are days when time permits us to have a block of time that is totally open and we are out and about.  The perfect setting to go for a walk and God knows that I need more than a … Continue reading →

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The Saturday of Mother’s Day Weekend

Posted on May 18, 2019 by thewineraconteur

Mother’s Day Weekend had the families going in twenty different directions it seemed.  My Bride tried to make the most of the situations and celebrated Mother’s Day on the Saturday that was the day for the monthly cousins’ luncheon.  It … Continue reading →

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Foxglove Cabernet Sauvignon

Posted on May 16, 2019 by thewineraconteur

The second wine club selection for the month of May from the Fine Wine Source in Livonia, Michigan is Foxglove Cabernet Sauvignon Paso Robles 2017.  A couple of months ago, the selection was a Foxglove Zinfandel.  Monthly wine club selections … Continue reading →

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Franco Serra Gavi

Posted on May 14, 2019 by thewineraconteur

I just picked up the wines for the May wine club selection from Fine Wine Source in Livonia, Michigan.  It is always fun to see what the wines will be, as I don’t read what they are, until I get … Continue reading →

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NOVI Chophouse, Three Wines and The Caller

Posted on May 12, 2019 by thewineraconteur

The last time I was at the NOVI Chophouse it was in the Baronette Hotel, in Novi, it is now in the Crown Plaza Hotel, but still in Novi.  The City of Novi has a curious history, especially about the … Continue reading →

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