Category Archives: Dining

St. Valentine’s Day

Posted on February 15, 2017 by thewineraconteur

Armenian wine and food interrupt my memories of wine in Las Vegas for a day, but it ties in, in a way, since the wine was a gift from “My Favorite Daughter” who lives in Las Vegas. There are a … Continue reading →

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Back to Grape Street

Posted on February 13, 2017 by thewineraconteur

A little free time while in Las Vegas we went to Downtown Summerlin which is a quaint outdoor shopping mall anchored by some large department stores and the usual mix of specialty stores that one can find anywhere in the … Continue reading →

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Marche Bacchus

Posted on February 11, 2017 by thewineraconteur

Marche Bacchus is a wine shop, a wine bar and a French Bistro that overlooks a small lake populated with black swans in a residential section of Las Vegas, which is in the middle of the desert. Since we were … Continue reading →

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Dracaena Wines

Posted on February 9, 2017 by thewineraconteur

I was thinking about a Weimaraner dog and Cabernet Franc in my preparations for the trip to Las Vegas. That may sound like an odd combination, but I contacted Lori Budd to see if she and her husband Michael had … Continue reading →

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Symphony’s Restaurant

Posted on February 7, 2017 by thewineraconteur

After having finished our second wine tasting in Nevada and while still at Pahrump Valley Winery, we walked around the corner and had dinner at Symphony’s Restaurant. A very pleasant white linen restaurant on the grounds of the winery. The … Continue reading →

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The Rhapsody

Posted on January 30, 2017 by thewineraconteur

Where I was born, and grew up there was a mix of different nationalities. The “borough” of Delray in Detroit was home to immigrants of Armenian, Hungarian, Italians and Polish descent and each group had their own church to further … Continue reading →

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I Like Italian

Posted on January 28, 2017 by thewineraconteur

I guess a running theme that I tend to write about is Italy. I like Italian wines and I like Italian food. In my little ethnic ghetto that I grew up in in Southwest Detroit, beyond my own extended family … Continue reading →

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A Label Made Me Think of Pizza

Posted on January 26, 2017 by thewineraconteur

I have been going through all of my wine labels of wines past and sorted them by decades, and I think that I need a life. Writing this blog has altered some of my pack rat status into new avenues. … Continue reading →

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Marilyn and Shamrocks

Posted on January 24, 2017 by thewineraconteur

Everyone tries to keep in touch with former schoolmates. There is something comforting about the old days, call it nostalgia or just a longing for what seemed a simpler time. I think that is why school reunions in any form … Continue reading →

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Vinsetta Grill

Posted on January 22, 2017 by thewineraconteur

We recently had a chance to have dinner with our Son and his wife and we tried to choose a location that was between us geographically. We chose Vinsetta Grill and all we met there from our different routes. They … Continue reading →

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