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Lost Wine Stories

Posted on June 7, 2017 by thewineraconteur

I was trying to find some items that would remind of wine stories, and as I was going through a box of matchbooks, I found a recurring theme, that is kind of sad. Some people probably think it is silly … Continue reading →

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Two Wine Days

Posted on May 28, 2017 by thewineraconteur

It seems that there are always new “holidays” to celebrate especially when one follows Social Media. Of course, for some reason my radar goes up when there is a wine celebratory day. In the past I have tried to write … Continue reading →

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Christine Bertoli

Posted on May 22, 2017 by thewineraconteur

I went to another wine tasting, and this one featured Christine Mouton Bertoli, who along with her husband who was not in attendance, acquired Domaine Sainte Cecile du Parc in 2005 just outside of Pezenas in the Languedoc. I really … Continue reading →

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Five Years

Posted on May 8, 2017 by thewineraconteur

Leave it to Social Media to remind me that I have been writing for five years. It may have dawned on me a couple of days later, as I have been quite busy, but I will accept the wake-up call. … 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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My Week of Hell

Posted on March 13, 2017 by thewineraconteur

I am just pleased that I occasionally get ahead of myself in writing, because this is not a week that I would wish on any one. When I got home last Friday night we had a mini-flood in the basement, … Continue reading →

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New Wine Coasters

Posted on January 12, 2017 by thewineraconteur

During the Christmas season, gift giving is the norm and sometimes I get wine and sometimes I get wine themed gifts. Over the years, I have written about many gadgets and trinkets that are strewn across our house. I always … Continue reading →

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“Oh, the Pain”

Posted on December 15, 2016 by thewineraconteur

The Wine Raconteur is feeling mortal at the moment. In the last month, I went from being a teenager to getting a crashing blow to the psyche, my Blood Pressure went from a wondrous youth to the inevitable onset of … Continue reading →

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“What a Great Job We Have Lucky!”

Posted on November 7, 2016 by thewineraconteur

That was a recent tweet that myself and many other bloggers received a couple of days ago on Twitter. Writing about wines and dinners may sound glamorous, or it may sound like boasting, but you have to remember that some … Continue reading →

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Success (?)

Posted on November 5, 2016 by thewineraconteur

I think that I have found a way to remove the stubborn labels that refuse to leave a wine bottle. I know it sounds silly, but I like to save the labels to look back on, and they are great … Continue reading →

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