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Two Milestones

Posted on October 24, 2016 by thewineraconteur

My one-thousandth article is now published. I am sure that that it is considered inconsequential to some, but I think it is a big deal. It has been a slow learning curve and finding ways to get comfortable and introducing … Continue reading →

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Help

Posted on October 12, 2016 by thewineraconteur

Not the work from the Beatles, but the fact is I like to give my empty bottles to people that make their own wines. I figure that it is a better way to recycle and on occasion I guess I … Continue reading →

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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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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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Felix or Oscar?

Posted on May 17, 2016 by thewineraconteur

I was going to title this “Wine is like Mink,” but then I realized that wine reproduces as quickly as minks or rabbits, or maybe as quickly. There would have been other ways that I could have alluded to it, … Continue reading →

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Four Years of Writing

Posted on May 3, 2016 by thewineraconteur

I have to announce that on the Fourth of May, this Raconteur has been penning some unusual remembrances. Ever since I was young and first discovered the word “raconteur,” I embraced the word. Of course I am just old enough … Continue reading →

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Of Tweeting and T-Shirts

Posted on April 9, 2016 by thewineraconteur

I will grant you, that the title of this piece is not as elegant as “of cabbages and kings.” This is a fluff article, which I do once in a while, if something catches my eye or interest regarding wines. … Continue reading →

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What Happens in Vegas

Posted on March 10, 2016 by thewineraconteur

It is getting to be that time for another trip out to Las Vegas, or as some call it Lost Wages. It is now the Grandfatherly attitude that I have when I go there, since two of our children are … Continue reading →

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National Margarita Day

Posted on February 23, 2016 by thewineraconteur

I grew up in Southwest Detroit which is now referred to as Mexican Town, but it wasn’t always that way. Yes, I know that I write about wines, but when I am enjoying Mexican cuisine, I tend to drink Margaritas. … Continue reading →

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“These Californian wines…are all…so good”

Posted on January 18, 2016 by thewineraconteur

It was just a typical winter day in Michigan. I had shoveled the driveway and sidewalk of the snow that had fallen the night before, I had my morning coffee and had read the newspaper; and yes I still enjoy … Continue reading →

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