Category Archives: Wine

The Pump Room

Posted on August 26, 2012 by thewineraconteur

In the history of fine dining and fine wines, there are a few restaurants that are instantly known.  The Pump Room achieved that notoriety.  In the Ambassador East Hotel sat one of the most acclaimed restaurants in the country.  As … Continue reading →

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Purple Angel by Montes 2006

Posted on August 25, 2012 by thewineraconteur

Please bear with me on this article as I am writing from a third party point of view, and I am thinking about this wine before I rearrange part of the cellar to accommodate it and another case of wine.  … Continue reading →

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Hockey and Wine

Posted on August 24, 2012 by thewineraconteur

Sporting events and venues do not immediately evoke the thought of wine; beer is the first beverage to come to mind.  When I first met my Bride she worked for a company where the principals were sports enthusiasts.  Back in … Continue reading →

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MK (Michael Kornick) Chicago

Posted on August 23, 2012 by thewineraconteur

Through the course of years I attended trade shows at the Merchandise Mart in Chicago.  I finally started staying at the Hotel Nikko just off the river and a couple block walk to the Mart.  I found this hotel to … Continue reading →

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Emily’s

Posted on August 22, 2012 by thewineraconteur

There was a wonderful restaurant just outside of downtown Northville (a suburb of Detroit) that was in a home that had been converted into a white table clothed restaurant.  As I look back over the menu, I realize that this … Continue reading →

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Too Chez

Posted on August 21, 2012 by thewineraconteur

I remember that I was engaged at the time, and my “Bride to be” was at a ladies party.  I met one of her friend’s friends for dinner, because he was a bachelor that evening from the same party.   We … Continue reading →

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Tapawingo

Posted on August 20, 2012 by thewineraconteur

We were on one of our trips to the northern part of the lower peninsula of Michigan.  Out in the middle of no where was an extraordinary restaurant called Tapawingo.  It was a five star restaurant before there was ever … Continue reading →

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Tribute Restaurant

Posted on August 19, 2012 by thewineraconteur

For a brief period in metro Detroit we had a bona fide five star restaurant and it was called Tribute.  It was in a very awkward location, and could easily be missed while one was driving.  It was very elegant … Continue reading →

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Kiernan’s Steak House or the Night I Thought My Bride Lost Her Mind

Posted on August 17, 2012 by thewineraconteur

This is a remembrance of a great dinner that started off, with me questioning the sanity of my Bride.  As I believe I have stated before I have belonged to a dinner group and I had planned on attending my … Continue reading →

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The Hill

Posted on August 16, 2012 by thewineraconteur

I have belonged to a men’s dinner club for about thirty years now.  Once a year three members pick up the restaurant and bar tab for all the members that show up for a meeting.  If you amortize it, it … Continue reading →

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