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Monthly Archives: February 2021
Chateau Siran and Napanook
I guess I was really blessed when I ventured into the Fine Wine Source when they were tasting and selecting some wines for the shop and for their restaurant Vertical, if and when dining capacity is at least raised to … Continue reading
Posted in Wine
Tagged Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, California, Chateau Siran, Cru Bourgeois, Dominus Estate, France, Margaux, Merlot, Napanook, Petit Verdot, Yountville
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February 2021 Wine Club Selections
The monthly email that I receive from the Fine Wine Source in Livonia, Michigan is like a call from my Siren, without the fatal consequences. It may seem that I spend my entire life there, but that is not the … Continue reading
Covides Gran Gesta Brut Reserva Cava
Sunday has become a true day of rest, unless Mother Nature decides to bring more of that white stuff around here. I am getting worn out, even with the use of a snow blower keeping the sidewalks and driveway clean, … Continue reading
Posted in Dining, Wine
Tagged Brut Reserva, Catalonia, Cava, Covides Vinedos-Bodegas, Gran Gesta, Macabeo, Methode Traditionelle, Parellada, Spain, Xarel-lo
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Chateau Tour Leognan
Doing wine tastings is something that I never turn down, especially when I am at my local wine shop the Fine Wine Source. When I see the term Grand Vin de Graves, my immediate thought is that it is a … Continue reading
Posted in Wine
Tagged Cabernet Sauvignon, Chateau Carbonnieux, Chateau Tour Leognan, France, Graves, Merlot, Pessac-Leognan
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The Night Before St. Valentine’s Day
Since St. Valentine’s Day was on a Sunday this year and we were both itching to go out somewhere. I suggested a restaurant that we have been to several times before and my Bride decided to have our Son’s family … Continue reading
Posted in Dining, Wine
Tagged Brut, Cava, Champagne, Champagne Drappier, Chardonnay, Cristalino, France, Jaume Serra, Macebeo, Parellada, Pinot Meunier, Pinot Noir, Spain, Xarel-lo
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Two Merlot Based Bordeaux Wines
I just had the good fortune to stop by at the Fine Wine Source when they were revisiting some wines either for the wine shop or for their restaurant Vertical, once the forced mandate of 25% occupancy is raised to … Continue reading
National Pizza Day
I am not sure, if it was National Pizza Day or International Pizza Day, as I was getting bombarded with photos of some great pizzas on February Ninth. Now when I was growing up, pizza was still a novelty, believe … Continue reading
One from Montagne and One from Saint-Georges
My ears always perk up when I hear Saint-Emilion, especially when I am in a wine shop like the Fine Wine Source. I really fell in love with the wines from Saint-Emilion during my high school years, because they were … Continue reading
A White and a Red from Bordeaux
When I am my local wine shop, the Fine Wine Source, I may get a chance to taste several wines. It may appear that they monopolize my writings at times, but it is because I taste whatever wines that they … Continue reading
Posted in Wine
Tagged Bordeaux, Bordeaux Blanc, Chateau Guiraud, France, Le G de Chateau Guirard, Merlot, Saint -Emilion Grand Cru, Sauvignon Blanc, Semillon
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