Category Archives: Wine

Michigan Heroes Museum and Lunch

Posted on September 5, 2023 by thewineraconteur

We both like museums and history, not to mention meals with wine.  We covered all the basics with a trip to Frankenmuth, Michigan.  Now keep your lederhosen on, and we will get back to Frankenmuth soon enough.  I really wanted … Continue reading →

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The Statler French American Bistro

Posted on September 3, 2023 by thewineraconteur

I keep having a difficult time typing or saying Statler without Hilton, and not because of the two characters in the private theater box on the Muppets, because for years on Washington Boulevard and Grand Circus Park stood the Statler-Hilton … Continue reading →

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The Copa at the LCA

Posted on September 1, 2023 by thewineraconteur

The legendary Copacabana (named after a beach in Rio de Janeiro) was at 625 West 51’st for one night was at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit.  It may not have had the glamor of the famed one continuous film shot … Continue reading →

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I Have Finally Seen the Lions at All Three Stadiums

Posted on August 30, 2023 by thewineraconteur

Now purists might argue that the Lions actually played at five stadiums, but I will be ego-centric and only claim the three that were used in my life time, and that is a long enough span of time.  I can … Continue reading →

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Finishing the Day at Arta’s

Posted on August 28, 2023 by thewineraconteur

It was a great day; we were having Italian drinks at the bar.  Arta’s Italian is out in Brighton, an Italian restaurant located in a medical enclave outside of the downtown area.  Since our friend had never been there, I … Continue reading →

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Curwood Castle and a Great Aperitif

Posted on August 26, 2023 by thewineraconteur

I am still a tourist in the state of Michigan and I have lived here forever.  By good fortune, I chanced upon an article about Curwood Castle in Owosso, Michigan.  James Oliver Curwood (12 June 1878 – 13 August 1927) … Continue reading →

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Two Wonderful Reds

Posted on August 24, 2023 by thewineraconteur

The joys of a quality wine shop like the Fine Wine Source in Livonia, Michigan is enjoying the wines that are offered to you.  Some days it will be whites and rosés, sometimes sparkling wines, and other times it will … Continue reading →

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Two From Emile Beyer

Posted on August 22, 2023 by thewineraconteur

One of the joys of going into my local wine shop, the Fine Wine Source in Livonia, Michigan, is that I never know what will occur.  If they are really busy, I know that I can always come back, rather … Continue reading →

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Fine Wine Source – August 2023 Club Selections

Posted on August 20, 2023 by thewineraconteur

It feels like ages since, I walked into the Fine Wine Source in Livonia, Michigan, after all of our side adventures, but it was time to get the club selections.  I am a firm believer in the selections that I … Continue reading →

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Manzanos 1955

Posted on August 18, 2023 by thewineraconteur

Imagine my delight when I was in my local wine shop, the Fine Wine Source in Livonia, Michigan, and it was the first time, that I ever had a wine, one year younger than myself.  I have had a few … Continue reading →

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