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About thewineraconteur

A non-technical wine writer, who enjoys the moment with the wine, as much as the wine. Twitter.com/WineRaconteur Instagram/thewineraconteur Facebook/ The Wine Raconteur

Getting There…

Posted on March 4, 2018 by thewineraconteur

Getting there is half the fun, as they say, unless you can remember back in the good old days of airline travel when it was glamorous and going to Las Vegas used to be fun.  Nowadays airline travel is more … Continue reading →

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Viva Las Vegas

Posted on March 2, 2018 by thewineraconteur

It is time for another visit to see the children and the grandchildren in Las Vegas.   I have been going there for ever it seems.  Years back when I tried to gamble, I would go to the old downtown, which … Continue reading →

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One Silky, One Robust

Posted on February 28, 2018 by thewineraconteur

The last two wines that I tasted at The Fine Wine Source in Livonia, Michigan were very diverse.  One of the wines was from a lauded commune of the Haute Medoc and the other was from one of the least … Continue reading →

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Enrico Santini

Posted on February 26, 2018 by thewineraconteur

I had the pleasure to try two of Enrico Santini’s wines at my recent tasting at The Fine Wine Source in Livonia, Michigan.  Enrico Santini grew up in the Bolgheri district of Tuscany, which is one of the newer wine … Continue reading →

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Tricky Rules

Posted on February 24, 2018 by thewineraconteur

I am going to discuss two more wines that I tried at The Fine Wine Source in Livonia, Michigan.  I say “tricky rules,” because it sounds like the two wines should be on either side of the river in Bordeaux, … Continue reading →

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Two from the Continent

Posted on February 22, 2018 by thewineraconteur

There I was trying some new wines at The Fine Wine Source in Livonia and I was just amazed at the range of wines that were being offered.  With the use of the Coravin system the wines poured were all … Continue reading →

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Two French Wines

Posted on February 20, 2018 by thewineraconteur

I thought I would stop by The Fine Wine Source in Livonia to really give the shop a once over, but I was wrong. After they gave me a glass and started using the Coravin opener, I was all ears … Continue reading →

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A Quick Stop?

Posted on February 18, 2018 by thewineraconteur

I had some errands to take care of, as it has been a hectic couple of weeks and I thought I would stop by The Fine Wine Source in Livonia to take a look around. I immediately greeted the owner … Continue reading →

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February Birthdays 2018

Posted on February 16, 2018 by thewineraconteur

As is our usual thing we all get together one day in the month to celebrate all the birthdays of that month. This one was kind of touch and go, as it seems that Winter has lately been tormenting us … Continue reading →

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Denouement

Posted on February 14, 2018 by thewineraconteur

The reason for the “Blow -out Wine Tasting” is that D. Vine Fine Wines is giving up their location, because of the increase in the rent. He is looking for a new location, so he decided to fete his customers … Continue reading →

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