Category Archives: Wine

Dinghy’s

Posted on August 15, 2018 by thewineraconteur

“Work is the curse of the Drinking Class” is one of the favorite expressions of a club member of mine, and sometimes it is so true.  Here we are, up in the serene setting of Crystal Mountain and my Bride … Continue reading →

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Chateau D’Issan

Posted on August 13, 2018 by thewineraconteur

I guess it will go down in the annals of The Wine Raconteur as a moment of serendipity.  It was kind of funny, a mixed case of wine from Louisville meets a mixed case of wine from Detroit up at … Continue reading →

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Pasty and Wine

Posted on August 11, 2018 by thewineraconteur

Our first night of getting situated up in Crystal Mountain in our vacation home for our Michigan adventure.  After schlepping all the groceries into the house, the sisters took it upon themselves to make sense out of the larders for … Continue reading →

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Up North Again

Posted on August 9, 2018 by thewineraconteur

When you live in the Detroit area, when you say up North, you are covering a lot of territory, not just the Lower Peninsula, but the Upper Peninsula as well.  We found ourselves going back to Crystal Mountain Resort and … Continue reading →

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Two Italians

Posted on August 7, 2018 by thewineraconteur

I guess from almost the start of my wine appreciation journey, the wines of Italy have always been one of the cornerstones of my education process.  I mean there is not one country that I will ever know completely and … Continue reading →

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A New Wine Club

Posted on August 5, 2018 by thewineraconteur

We just signed on for the monthly wine club at The Fine Wine Source in Livonia, Michigan.  You may have noticed that I mention them if I go to a promotional wine tasting or sometimes I just go in to … Continue reading →

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Fort Ross Wines

Posted on August 3, 2018 by thewineraconteur

Diana Schweiger, the National Sales Manager for Fort Ross Vineyards was conducting the wine tasting at the Fine Wine Source in Livonia, Michigan.  When we got there, there was not a crowd at the moment, which made it easier for … Continue reading →

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Fort Ross Sea Slopes

Posted on August 1, 2018 by thewineraconteur

Fort Ross Vineyards has the distinction of being the closest vineyard to the Pacific Ocean and they were one of the proponents that helped create the Fort Ross-Seaview AVA and it was achieved in 2012.  In 1988 Lester and Linda … Continue reading →

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Blason D’Issan

Posted on July 30, 2018 by thewineraconteur

“Impetuous” maybe one of the greatest lines of cinematic dialogue especially when uttered by Michelin Oge Flynn and it has nothing to do with wine, but it best describes my Bride when she tasted this wine.  I am never sure … Continue reading →

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My Day Out

Posted on July 28, 2018 by thewineraconteur

I was feeling quite good even with a sore gum after dental surgery, but it was like my first day out.  We had gone to a special wine tasting that I will get to, as well as some other wines … Continue reading →

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