Category Archives: Dining

Ms. Yoga and Christmas

Posted on January 13, 2020 by thewineraconteur

Ms. Yoga came up for Christmas and we saw her before Christmas at the house and then we saw her again after Christmas and her son had come up from school to see his relatives as well.  My Bride and … Continue reading →

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Christmas 2019

Posted on January 11, 2020 by thewineraconteur

Christmas is a wonderful day to set aside for family, if one has the luxury to do.  Tradition for my Bride and her sisters is to have breakfast with her Mother and that certainly precedes me in the timeline.  The … Continue reading →

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Christmas Eve 2019

Posted on January 9, 2020 by thewineraconteur

I still find the Christmas Season wonderful and I am the type of person to wish people “Merry Christmas,” unless I know that they celebrate a different holiday; and I don’t do it for spite, but because I so enjoy … Continue reading →

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An Amarone and an Eiswein

Posted on January 5, 2020 by thewineraconteur

A dinner with The Wine Raconteur (Sr.) and Jr. and the two lovely brides, and some cameo appearances by the children.  It was the perfect setting for a Christmas season dinner and we were happy to be squeezed in to … Continue reading →

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A 1992 Gallo Chardonnay

Posted on January 3, 2020 by thewineraconteur

One never knows what to expect when you start to rearrange the wine cellar, especially me, because I can be rather forgetful about what is there.  I saw this bottle and realized that it could possibly be an interesting article … Continue reading →

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“You Look Like a Mobster”

Posted on December 24, 2019 by thewineraconteur

“You look like a mobster” is how someone broke the ice in a conversation with me, at a corporate holiday party, because Corporate America can not call it a Christmas Party anymore.  I mean I was totally at a loss … Continue reading →

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A Great Night at The Earle

Posted on December 10, 2019 by thewineraconteur

We met The Caller and his wife at The Earle in Ann Arbor.  The Caller was given his name, by one of the other Wine Bloggers and the name has stuck, and it is because there are often times when … Continue reading →

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The Ladies’ Annual Christmas Party 2019

Posted on December 8, 2019 by thewineraconteur

This annual Christmas party has been going on, long before I ever arrived on the scene, but not as long as the Detroit Thanksgiving Parade or the traditional Lion’s Thanksgiving game.  It is a tradition and it is a mix … Continue reading →

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Thanksgiving 2019

Posted on December 6, 2019 by thewineraconteur

This was the first time that we did not have the entire family together for quite a while, but we did the best that we could do.  Thanksgiving has always been likened to the center of a hurricane, because there … Continue reading →

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My Club Night at Rocky’s

Posted on December 4, 2019 by thewineraconteur

Every now and then I speak of an evening with food and wine with my dinner club.  My club is now about one-hundred-thirty years or more old and counting.  The founders of this group, if one knew history, especially the … Continue reading →

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