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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

A $5,000.00 Hot Plate

Posted on October 10, 2016 by thewineraconteur

I don’t consider myself a hoarder, but I do collect things. I am very glad that I did amass items over the years, because it has made my writing this blog much easier with the visual aids. I mean I … Continue reading →

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Wine and Architecture

Posted on October 8, 2016 by thewineraconteur

I think that as I get older, I have become a tourist. Years ago I never really did much sightseeing and that is starting to change. I live not far from one of the finest collections of historical buildings in … Continue reading →

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My September Club Meeting

Posted on October 6, 2016 by thewineraconteur

My monthly dinner club met at one of our usual restaurants. The restaurant had changed ownership in this past year and one is always leery if management will make changes for the worse. So far it appears to be fine … Continue reading →

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Banda Azul

Posted on October 4, 2016 by thewineraconteur

Rioja wines were one of the first wines that I was touted towards when I first started learning about wines, if I wasn’t going to have a Medoc. I mention this because, I had just read an article by Thomas … Continue reading →

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It Had to Happen

Posted on October 2, 2016 by thewineraconteur

I have to admit, that I enjoy wine so much that I started to write about it.  I often remind you that I am not an authority or even profess to being one.  The school I went to for wines, … Continue reading →

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Some Future Tastings

Posted on September 30, 2016 by thewineraconteur

It looks like I will not run out of wines to discuss, but three more have just entered into potential articles. I just opened up my latest shipment from my wine club “A Taste of Monterey.” I can’t even tell … Continue reading →

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“Singing”

Posted on September 28, 2016 by thewineraconteur

Here I was another lost soul having dinner. Not that dinner out is such a strange occurrence, but that I was to be found in an Asian style eatery. We were dining at the chain P.F. Chang’s. I go out … Continue reading →

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Welcome to Napa Valley

Posted on September 26, 2016 by thewineraconteur

I get so many periodicals for my assorted hobbies that sometimes I get behind in my reading, among many other things. The Wine Spectator magazine back in July had a major story about Robert Mondavi and his impact on the … Continue reading →

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September Again

Posted on September 24, 2016 by thewineraconteur

Some of you must be incredulous that birthdays are celebrated every month either here or at another home. With a large family, no month has been missed out on, so it is just easier to get together once a month, … Continue reading →

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Some Wines I Took

Posted on September 22, 2016 by thewineraconteur

I was so impressed with the party celebrating The Wine Raconteur Jr. turning forty, that I felt that one article would not do the evening justice. While the ambience of the theme was working, their home was not filled with … Continue reading →

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