Category Archives: Wine

A Couple of Other Wines

Posted on January 4, 2013 by thewineraconteur

When we have dinner parties I always like to put out some wines to start the evening off with, to lead into the main wine or wines later on with our meal.  I believe the wines with the meal are … Continue reading →

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Some Red Wines over the Holidays

Posted on January 3, 2013 by thewineraconteur

Between Christmas Eve and New Years Eve we had company over for three dinners.  There were several different meal plans and everything worked out well.  We enjoyed dinners of filets, pastas and pork tenderloins, along with assorted appetizers and desserts.  … Continue reading →

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A New Years Eve Story

Posted on January 2, 2013 by thewineraconteur

I have what I consider a good wine cellar that holds about twelve hundred bottles of wine.  I was getting some props to take a picture to post on Facebook to wish everyone a Happy New Year.  As I have … Continue reading →

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Pan Asian Cuisine and Wine

Posted on January 1, 2013 by thewineraconteur

I have to admit that most of the cuisine from this part of the world is outside of my comfort level.  This is not the case for most people, so I am in a minority.  My other problem is that … Continue reading →

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Happy New Year

Posted on December 31, 2012 by thewineraconteur

We have survived the Y2K Scare and the end of the Mayan calendar.   Hoping the future holds the best of love, luck, health and happiness to you all.     “I don’t drink any more…. I don’t drink any less” … Continue reading →

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Champagne

Posted on December 30, 2012 by thewineraconteur

As we all prepare to enjoy some Champagne in a night or two , we must thank a Benedictine monk named Dom Perignon who was the cellar master at the Abbey of Hautvillers who noted that the white wines of … Continue reading →

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Christmas Eve

Posted on December 28, 2012 by thewineraconteur

My Bride did a yeoman’s job preparing a feast for anyone that stopped by for dinner, even though she was under the weather and medicated.  We expected between twenty and thirty people to come and enjoy the evening.  Most of … Continue reading →

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Painting with a Twist

Posted on December 27, 2012 by thewineraconteur

My Bride and her girlfriend after we left Fleming’s went to a trendy new concept that they had booked about a month earlier for.  It is called “Painting with a Twist.”  And I am not sure what the twist is; … Continue reading →

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Fleming’s for a Quick Dinner

Posted on December 26, 2012 by thewineraconteur

One of my Bride’s dear friends just arrived from the Carolinas to visit her family and old friends.  We have been to assorted restaurants and wineries in Detroit, Traverse City, Napa Valley, Venice and Charlotte with her, and wine has … Continue reading →

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Merry Christmas

Posted on December 25, 2012 by thewineraconteur

 

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