Category Archives: Wine

Franco Serra Gavi

Posted on May 14, 2019 by thewineraconteur

I just picked up the wines for the May wine club selection from Fine Wine Source in Livonia, Michigan.  It is always fun to see what the wines will be, as I don’t read what they are, until I get … Continue reading →

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NOVI Chophouse, Three Wines and The Caller

Posted on May 12, 2019 by thewineraconteur

The last time I was at the NOVI Chophouse it was in the Baronette Hotel, in Novi, it is now in the Crown Plaza Hotel, but still in Novi.  The City of Novi has a curious history, especially about the … Continue reading →

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Soon to be a Doctor

Posted on May 10, 2019 by thewineraconteur

We had a wonderful celebratory dinner the other night, as one of our nephews just graduated with all sorts of honors and has been accepted to medical school.  The universities may think they are liberal, but not when it comes … Continue reading →

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Orcio and Dealmaker

Posted on May 6, 2019 by thewineraconteur

The final two wines of tasting from Jeff Cohn Cellars show the two thrusts in his approach to wines.  As stated, “single vineyard Zinfandel and Rhone-centric wines that walk a tightrope, balancing the pure expression of California fruit with the … Continue reading →

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El Diablo and Smoke & Mirrors

Posted on May 4, 2019 by thewineraconteur

The Jeff Cohn Cellars’ wines that I was tasting at Fine Wine Source were getting better and better with each tasting.  There is just something so gratifying when one is tasting wines with people that know what they are talking … Continue reading →

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A Zin and #Pure Yum

Posted on May 2, 2019 by thewineraconteur

I am sure that a lot of the bloggers are more aware of Jeff Cohn than I am, but after a tasting of his wines at the Fine Wine Source, I have a much better appreciation of his work.  The … Continue reading →

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Two Impostors by Jeff Cohn

Posted on April 30, 2019 by thewineraconteur

I was once again alone at the Fine Wine Source and I was a day late for the special Jeff Cohn Cellars wine tasting.  Though through the wonders of the Coravin system, I may not have heard about the wines … Continue reading →

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A Barbera and a Zin

Posted on April 28, 2019 by thewineraconteur

It was time again for me to visit the Fine Wine Source for my monthly wine club bag of goodies.  I really think that is what is fun about having a wine club, because one never knows what to expect … Continue reading →

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My Dinner Club at Rocky’s

Posted on April 26, 2019 by thewineraconteur

My dinner club has tried a few new venues and one of them was Rocky’s of Northville.   Rocky goes back to the heady days of the late Chuck Muer restaurants and Chuck Muer had helped Rocky turn Northville Charley’s into … Continue reading →

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Marrow

Posted on April 24, 2019 by thewineraconteur

After seeing An Armenian Trilogy, we had reservations at a new restaurant that had opened up called Marrow.  It is located in an area now known in Detroit as West Village, to me it is just outside of Indian Village, … Continue reading →

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