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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

Two Red Bourgogne Wines from MCS

Posted on May 26, 2023 by thewineraconteur

A perfect day at my local wine shop, The Fine Wine Source in Livonia, Michigan and tasting wines from the Michael Corso Selections.  We just enjoyed four white Burgundy wines and then onto four red wines from Burgundy as well.  … Continue reading →

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Two Premier Crus from Chassagne-Montrachet

Posted on May 24, 2023 by thewineraconteur

What a great way to spend an hour or so, but at my favorite wine shop, the Fine Wine Source in Livonia, Michigan and doing a Burgundian wine tasting.  Michael Corso of Michael Corso Selections was taking us in small … Continue reading →

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Domaine Marc Colin Saint-Aubin Luce

Posted on May 22, 2023 by thewineraconteur

We were off to a great start with a Burgundian wine tasting at The Fine Wine Source in Livonia, Michigan.  Most of the wine tastings that I report on from my local shop have been curated by the owner and … Continue reading →

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Michael Corso of Michael Corso Selections

Posted on May 20, 2023 by thewineraconteur

Michael Corso was curating a wine tasting from selections of his inventory at The Fine Wine Source in Livonia, Michigan.  Michael Corso began his wine career in 1972 at The House of Glunz, Chicago’s oldest wine retail shop and since … Continue reading →

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The Fine Wine Source Wine Club Selections – May 2023

Posted on May 18, 2023 by thewineraconteur

One of my favorite pastimes is to stop at my local wine shop, The Fine Wine Source in Livonia, Michigan to pick up the monthly club selections.  Of course, the great news is that they were having a curated wine … Continue reading →

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It is a Gamble

Posted on May 16, 2023 by thewineraconteur

Some people are very organized that have a cellar, I have to tell you, we are not them people.  Some times we are thinking of a certain wine to go with a dish for dinner, and at the last minute, … Continue reading →

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Two Brunello di Montalcino Wines

Posted on May 14, 2023 by thewineraconteur

Had a chance to taste some wonderful wines at my local wine shop, The Fine Wine Source in Livonia, Michigan, and we compared two wines from Brunello di Montalcino.  Brunello di Montalcino is a small district in Tuscany and is … Continue reading →

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C. King & Co. Pizza & Wine

Posted on May 12, 2023 by thewineraconteur

Periodically I find out about a new restaurant by a review or by social media, this time, it was almost simultaneous.  I found out about C. King & Co. the same time as most of the world, some were ahead … Continue reading →

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Dinner at Champs

Posted on May 10, 2023 by thewineraconteur

I was tagging along with my Bride as we were going to have dinner at Champs and we had both presumed that it was the chain sports bar with two “P” s.  We were pleasantly surprised to find that we … Continue reading →

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Eleven Years of The Wine Raconteur

Posted on May 8, 2023 by thewineraconteur

I know it is hard for me to believe that I have been doing this for so long, I just looked it up, and the average is two to three years.  I guess if you are having fun and don’t … Continue reading →

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