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Why Do Some of the Labels Look So Tattered?

Posted on December 14, 2012 by thewineraconteur

I have mentioned in the past that I remove the labels off of wine bottles to help me remember wines that I have drank.  That is one reason some of the labels look so terrible.  I guess that I could … Continue reading →

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A Gift for Me

Posted on December 10, 2012 by thewineraconteur

This will be a short entry, but I do wish to thank one set of our dear friends, whose wife attended for the first time at my Bride’s Ladies Christmas Party that I wrote of yesterday.  The next morning as … Continue reading →

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Updates on Prior Articles (like Joey’s Stable’s)

Posted on December 4, 2012 by thewineraconteur

As I was searching for some records from other trips, I found another box of mementos, and yes I am a pack rat, at least it is good for this current endeavor.  What to make of this find?  There will … Continue reading →

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A Wine Puzzle

Posted on November 1, 2012 by thewineraconteur

Every time there is a holiday my Bride laments that I am the hardest person in the world to shop for.  I don’t understand her statement, but suffice it to say, she is adamant about it.  She has never been … Continue reading →

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Lambrusco

Posted on October 11, 2012 by thewineraconteur

Some days I write about wines that are legendary and some days I mention wines that are popular.  Lambrusco wines from Northern Italy have had peaks and valleys of popularity, and that is fine.  During the 1970’s Lambrusco wines were … Continue reading →

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Taxes and Wine

Posted on September 1, 2012 by thewineraconteur

Wine is one of those items listed as “sin taxes.”  Governments have been taxing ideas, property and things for centuries.  This country formed over an unfair tax, but we have been taxing ever since.   There have been taxes imposed on … Continue reading →

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How My Bride became “My Bride” and a Great Cup of Coffee

Posted on August 18, 2012 by thewineraconteur

I have mentioned that I grew up in a colorful section of Detroit in my youth, surrounded by Damon Runyon and “Goodfellas” type characters.  As is the wont of the era of the men that I had grown up with … Continue reading →

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Customer Service and How This Blog Arose

Posted on August 10, 2012 by thewineraconteur

I have had quite a few inquiries of why I write this blog.  I thought I would discuss this matter as I come near my first one hundred entries in “The Wine Raconteur.”  There have been concerns from friends and … Continue reading →

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