Category Archives: Wine

Domaine Levert-Barault and the Third Course

Posted on June 26, 2024 by thewineraconteur

Our evening was progressing very well, and everyone was enjoying our hosts The Fine Wine Source and their restaurant Vertical Detroit.  We were having a wine tasting and pairing dinner, while being regaled by Alexandra Sineau, the Export Director of … Continue reading →

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Domaine Voarick and the Second Course

Posted on June 23, 2024 by thewineraconteur

My Bride and I were at Vertical Detroit, the wine-centric restaurant owned by the wine-centric The Fine Wine Source of Livonia, Michigan. There were about twenty of us invited for a dinner and tasting of wines from Famille Picard, and … Continue reading →

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Domaine Voarick and the First Course

Posted on June 20, 2024 by thewineraconteur

We finally found our seats at the table for dinner at Vertical Detroit, along with the parent company of The Fine Wine Source of Livonia, Michigan.  You couldn’t as for better seats as I was seated adjacent to Manou Chahmirzadi … Continue reading →

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A Wine Dinner at Vertical Detroit

Posted on June 17, 2024 by thewineraconteur

Vertical Detroit and The Fine Wine Source were hosting a wine dinner as they welcomed Alexandra Sineau of Famille Picard and Domaine Voarick and Manou Chahmirzadi of David Milligan Selections.  A night of Burgundian wines was the theme and the … Continue reading →

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Fine Wine Source Club Selections – June 2024

Posted on June 14, 2024 by thewineraconteur

Once a month I go to my favorite wine shop The Fine Wine Source of Livonia, Michigan to pick up the club selections, of course by now, you realize that I tend to stop there more often than once a … Continue reading →

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Three More Italian Wines During the Tasting

Posted on June 8, 2024 by thewineraconteur

It is always a pleasure to go to any wine tasting at The Fine Wine Source in Livonia, Michigan.  The tasting was centered on the wines of Bibi Graetz, but I had a chance to try three other wines from … Continue reading →

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Bibi Graetz: Colore Collezione Verticale

Posted on June 5, 2024 by thewineraconteur

A wonderful tasting of wines from Bibi Graetz was going on at my local wine shop The Fine Wine Source in Livonia, Michigan.  The final three wines offered were his Colore wine done as a vertical collection tasting.  This tasting … Continue reading →

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Bibi Graetz Testamatta Bianco and Rosso

Posted on June 2, 2024 by thewineraconteur

I got an awesome message from my local wine shop The Fine Wine Source in Livonia, Michigan that the following day from three to seven, there was going to be a “Special Event.”  It was very special in that Daniele … Continue reading →

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Cachet Cocktail & Wine Bar and Shores Inn

Posted on May 30, 2024 by thewineraconteur

During the Memorial Day weekend, some of the Louisville clan came up, for an intensive visit.  On the books a Detroit Tigers Baseball game was planned, an evening of Drones, think of fireworks without the pyrotechnics and noise, a Memorial … Continue reading →

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It Was a Big Day for Tasting

Posted on May 27, 2024 by thewineraconteur

My Bride and I had a daily double of wine tastings, first at the restaurant Vertical Detroit and then afterwards at my local wine shop The Fine Wine Source in Livonia, Michigan.  She gets more salutations compared to me, at … Continue reading →

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