Category Archives: Wine

Fine Wine Source Club Selections – January 2023

Posted on January 18, 2023 by thewineraconteur

If you don’t belong to a wine club, I would strongly recommend that you find a good one and join; if you are near Livonia, Michigan than I would suggest The Fine Wine Source.  I was just there yesterday, to … Continue reading →

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Black Star Farms Winter 2023 Club Selections

Posted on January 16, 2023 by thewineraconteur

It is wonderful getting new club selections, as it is always fun and getting something that I might not try, because we are all creatures of habit.  Originally, we tried a couple of their wines at a business conference and … Continue reading →

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ATOM Wine Club Winter 2023 Part Two

Posted on January 14, 2023 by thewineraconteur

I guess that with all wine clubs, it is fun to see what you eventually get for later enjoyment.  With “A Taste of Monterey” as well as our other clubs, it may be years, before I open the bottle, sometimes … Continue reading →

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ATOM Wine Club Winter 2023 Part One

Posted on January 12, 2023 by thewineraconteur

The first wine club we ever joined was “A Taste of Monterey” and it was purely by happenstance.  We were going to eat at the famed Sardine Factory in Monterey and we were wandering around the Cannery Row district and … Continue reading →

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New Year’s Day 2023

Posted on January 10, 2023 by thewineraconteur

I have a philosophy or maybe just a misguided thought, that whatever I do on New Year’s Day is what I will do the most of during the year.  Thankfully, whatever struck me on the eve, was out of my … Continue reading →

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New Year’s Eve 2022/2023

Posted on January 8, 2023 by thewineraconteur

We had the daily double for the holiday, we were doing New Year’s Eve dinner and then everyone was coming back here the next day for a New Year’s Brunch.  I thin part of it was logistics, because it was … Continue reading →

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Christmas Day 2022

Posted on January 6, 2023 by thewineraconteur

Another sister had volunteered her home for a Christmas brunch, it was the first Christmas without the Matriarch of the family and the sisters were all trying to test the waters to continue traditions.  Last year as in all the … Continue reading →

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Christmas Eve 2022

Posted on January 4, 2023 by thewineraconteur

What by all rights in a proper setting, Christmas Eve would have been a totally joyous occasion, but with the Matriarch of my Bride’s family having passed away within the year, it was a day of observation and reflection.  As … Continue reading →

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Donnafugata Contrada Marchesa

Posted on January 2, 2023 by thewineraconteur

I sometimes think that I am the only blogger I know that has not written about this lauded winery.  It is because, I only write about wines that I encounter, which may explain the myriad of wines that I write … Continue reading →

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Christmas Dinner with The Wine Raconteur, Jr. 2022 Part Two

Posted on December 29, 2022 by thewineraconteur

While we were all enjoying our wonderful dinner with our hosts The Wine Raconteur, Jr. and his charming Bride, our host went and opened up another bottle of wine, while we were still nibbling away at all the food that … Continue reading →

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