Category Archives: Wine

Winter Park Art Festival

Posted on March 7, 2013 by thewineraconteur

Wine is art, especially when it is well crafted.  Wine and art are two of my favorite subjects, and when the two can be found at the same time it is even better.  I have written about a couple of … Continue reading →

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Church Street Station in Downtown Orlando, Florida

Posted on March 6, 2013 by thewineraconteur

On one of our evenings while we were in Orlando, Florida we went to downtown Orlando, and discovered the Church Street Station.  The actual structure was a train station at one time and the one street was blocked off for … Continue reading →

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Planet Hollywood at Pleasure Island

Posted on March 4, 2013 by thewineraconteur

When I think of Pleasure Island I still have visions of little boys doing all of the bad things that they could do, from the cartoon film Pinocchio and remember how in the end they all became donkeys.  Thankfully the … Continue reading →

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Disney-MGM Studios and the Hollywood Brown Derby

Posted on March 3, 2013 by thewineraconteur

We made a third amusement park on the one trip, and we had the best wine and lunch at this destination.  The lines were the longest, as this was a new park when we got there.  The big hype was … Continue reading →

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Magic Kingdom

Posted on March 1, 2013 by thewineraconteur

My Bride and I went to Orlando, Florida for holidays once.  She had been there before and I had never been.  While she was enchanted with the venues, all I could think of was where can I eat and more … Continue reading →

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Wine, Sipping Bourbon and Cigars

Posted on February 28, 2013 by thewineraconteur

Where ever I go, I can always find ways to amuse myself.  My Bride and her girlfriend were going out shopping and I was left to fend for myself in this shopping plaza.  It was the trifecta for me.  This … Continue reading →

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Fellini’s in Las Vegas, Nevada

Posted on February 27, 2013 by thewineraconteur

Once on a trip to Las Vegas for business, I was taken by a salesman to Fellini’s Ristorante Italiano at the Stratosphere Hotel and Tower for dinner.  The hotel is at the other end of the strip where I usually … Continue reading →

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Visiting a New Home

Posted on February 26, 2013 by thewineraconteur

Some dear friends of ours built a brand new house out in the country on a private road on a private lake.  We went out to see the new house now that it has been completed.  The last time we … Continue reading →

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Men’s Wear and Wine

Posted on February 25, 2013 by thewineraconteur

There is a certain civility when one is attired properly, and in the world of Casual Fridays ad infinitum, part of that civility seems to have disappeared.  I am from that old school where decorum is still part of my … Continue reading →

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The Courthouse Grille in Plymouth, Michigan

Posted on February 24, 2013 by thewineraconteur

I have mentioned before that I belong to a dinner club, and we meet once a month for our hobby and to socialize.  The club is over a hundred years old, and when I first became a member I was … Continue reading →

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