Monthly Archives: April 2023

Happy Easter 2023

My Bride and I would like to wish you a Happy Easter. More wine and stories coming from your humble raconteur. 

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Meeting Friends for a Birthday Dinner

In 1889 Rudyard Kipling wrote a poem “East is east, and west is west –  and never the twain shall meet.” He may have been writing about Detroit, because there is a definite delineation and a mindset between the two, … Continue reading

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Comanche Cellars Tempranillo 2020

The last bottle that I pulled out from my shipment from “A Taste of Monterey” is Comanche Cellars Tempranillo San Antonio Valley 2020.  This will be the third bottle of wine that I have received from them.  The first was … Continue reading

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Wrath Estate Pinot Noir 115/667 San Saba Vineyard 2019

The second bottle of wine that I pulled from the “A Taste of Monterey” wine club parcel was Wrath Estate Winery Pinot Noir 115/667 San Saba Vineyard Monterey 2019.  Wrath Estate Winery is located in Soledad, California and they are … Continue reading

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Bernardus Rosella’s Chardonnay SLH 2021

We just received our Spring 2023 shipment from our old wine club A Taste of Monterey and we have probably been members for around twenty years, one day I should probably ask. In fact, I called and they returned my … Continue reading

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