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After the Chanel themed wine tasting, there was a bit of a surprise going on at my local wine shop The Fine Wine Source in Livonia, Michigan.  The wholesaler that arranged for the Chanel tasting, brought some of his odds … Continue reading →

Believe it or not, I started The Wine Raconteur on 4 May, 2012 and I am just shy of 2,400 articles and I am still having fun; and I now average about a thousand readers or visitors each week.   I … Continue reading →

While I was at The Fine Wine Source in Livonia, Michigan; a wine sales representative had dropped off three wines in hopes of getting them on a shelf in the store. At this point in time, I think that I … Continue reading →

My Bride promised her mother to keep the family together, her mother was the last of eleven siblings, and I and a few others felt that it meant the immediate family, but she likes to push the envelope, I guess. … Continue reading →

Believe it or not, there are times when I don’t have wine, even when we are out, usually because the selection is not what I think that it should be.  Now Mr. G., and not Dobie Gillis’ father was a … Continue reading →

I am not sure where the time went, but on 4 May 2012 01:10 GMT my first article was published and I questioned why would anyone want to read my ramblings, and I still ask that eternal question.  As I … Continue reading →

I guess I have been going to this little city in the dessert for years, at least from the Seventies.  In the old days there were plenty of “junket flights” which were basically free transportation.  I think the casinos underwrote … Continue reading →

My Bride and I wish everyone a Merry Christmas as we slowly adjust to our new found independence as retirees.  We are slow to change habits, like having everything done and out of the way before Thanksgiving.  A habit left … Continue reading →