Monthly Archives: December 2019

My Newest Wine Gadget

Posted on December 30, 2019 by thewineraconteur

I think my Bride gets more excited about gadgets than I do, and while I had thought that I had talked her out of a purchase, I guess I was wrong.  Over the years, she has or others have bought … Continue reading →

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Two from Up North

Posted on December 28, 2019 by thewineraconteur

It was almost like getting a gift from Saint Nick, as we received four bottles of wine from up North, except that it wasn’t a gift, it was part of our wine club shipment from Black Star Farms and not … Continue reading →

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Merry Christmas

Posted on December 26, 2019 by thewineraconteur

My Bride and I wish you a Merry Christmas, or the Holiday of your choice.

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“You Look Like a Mobster”

Posted on December 24, 2019 by thewineraconteur

“You look like a mobster” is how someone broke the ice in a conversation with me, at a corporate holiday party, because Corporate America can not call it a Christmas Party anymore.  I mean I was totally at a loss … Continue reading →

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Ramos Pinto Lagrima

Posted on December 22, 2019 by thewineraconteur

I thought I was all done with the tastings at The Fine Wine Source, but Vintage Wine Company had another wine to pull out of their sleeve.  Vintage Wine Company represents Maisons Marques & Domaines, originally the marketing arm for … Continue reading →

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Querciabella Chianti Classico and Camartina

Posted on December 20, 2019 by thewineraconteur

While I was enjoying a wine tasting at the Fine Wine Source in Livonia, I was thinking what a great job the representatives at The Vintage Wine Company have in being able to taste and pour some great wines, potentially … Continue reading →

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Querciabella Batar and Mongrana

Posted on December 18, 2019 by thewineraconteur

There I was having this arduous job of just tasting some charming sparkling wines and then I was going to try some Italian wines while I was at the Fine Wine Source in Livonia, Michigan.  All the wines that were … Continue reading →

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Louis Roederer Cristal

Posted on December 16, 2019 by thewineraconteur

There are times when I get to taste a wine that odds are, I would never get a chance to try.  This happened at The Fine Wine Source in in Livonia, Michigan as I was doing a wine tasting.  The … Continue reading →

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Champagne Louis Roederer

Posted on December 14, 2019 by thewineraconteur

I guess being retired and attending some wine tastings, like I do at the Fine Wine Source in Livonia, Michigan is not a bad job.  Representatives from the Vintage Wine Company were pouring and discussing wines that they represent from … Continue reading →

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Scharffenberger Cellars

Posted on December 12, 2019 by thewineraconteur

I had the recent good fortune to attend a wine tasting at The Fine Wine Source in Livonia, Michigan where I belong to their monthly wine club.  The tasting was being sponsored by the Vintage Wine Company and was featuring … Continue reading →

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