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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

Another Barbera

Posted on April 26, 2017 by thewineraconteur

It was another meeting of my dinner club and I was bringing a lot of items to the meeting in the pouring rain. It always seems to be that way, when I have way too much to carry in my … Continue reading →

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Easter 2017

Posted on April 24, 2017 by thewineraconteur

There is just something about the holidays that are enjoyable, when you are around family and having nice food and dinner. This was another occasion and we also celebrated the birthday celebrations for the month of April, just to add … Continue reading →

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The Promise

Posted on April 22, 2017 by thewineraconteur

By the time this article publishes, the majority of the people that have tickets for the premier night showing of The Promise will just be reading some words of William Saroyan at the end of the movie, before the credits … Continue reading →

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Easter Eve 2017

Posted on April 20, 2017 by thewineraconteur

Twas the night before Easter and all through the house…Oh I think that I have my holidays mixed up. One of my cousins has taken it upon herself a Herculean task of having all of the cousins for Easter Eve … Continue reading →

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The Library

Posted on April 18, 2017 by thewineraconteur

I guess that I am a bit of a true curmudgeon, because I enjoy reading books and I prefer hard bound editions with marbled paper, deckled edges and ridges on the spine; and if possible leather bindings with gold lettering … Continue reading →

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MWWC #32: Translation

Posted on April 16, 2017 by thewineraconteur

After Virgil Sollozzo offers a potential salary to Luca Brasi at the bar, Luca Brasi replies “Menge.” The translation on the screen read “Really.” If you speak Italian, my apologies for the language, but since I am starting off with … Continue reading →

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Camp Ticonderoga

Posted on April 14, 2017 by thewineraconteur

I remember the day that we were going to meet another couple for dinner at a restaurant called Camp Ticonderoga, that I had never heard of, but we were game for something different. The funny thing was that I kept … Continue reading →

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Mitchell’s Fish Market

Posted on April 12, 2017 by thewineraconteur

I can’t believe that I haven’t written about Mitchell’s Fish Market, as I was digging through my box of wine labels. Mitchell’s Fish Market was at one time under the Cameron Mitchell umbrella of restaurants, and Cameron Mitchell is the … Continue reading →

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Paraduxx

Posted on April 10, 2017 by thewineraconteur

Between working on this project at home and Lent, I am still dipping into my treasure trove of labels with the name of the restaurant on it. I have four men’s shoe boxes filled with wine labels that I have … Continue reading →

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Forte

Posted on April 8, 2017 by thewineraconteur

Finding more wine labels with notes on the back, until Lent ends or I find myself having a glass of wine without tempting my Bride. The restaurant that I am going to mention had a rather long run in Birmingham, … Continue reading →

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