Tag Archives: “A Taste of Monterey”

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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Monterey Wine Club September 2022 Selections

Posted on September 16, 2022 by thewineraconteur

It must be September, because I just received a shipment from “A Taste of Monterey” which we started years ago, back when Michigan was still a felony state for out of state wine shipments.  By accident, we walked into their … Continue reading →

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Two More From ATOM

Posted on March 22, 2022 by thewineraconteur

A Taste of Monterey, is the oldest and longest wine club that we belong to.  I think that my favorite part of the club is that it is not beholden to any one winery.  Though I am also a fan, … Continue reading →

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New Year’s Eve 2021/2022

Posted on January 12, 2022 by thewineraconteur

It was dubbed the original “Amateur’s Night” by one of Hollywood’s most famous bad boys, Humphrey Bogart, who created the Rat Pack that eventually came to be associated with Frank and the boys.  A different era, a different lifestyle and … Continue reading →

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A Taste of Monterey-December 2021

Posted on December 28, 2021 by thewineraconteur

It is that time of the year that we received our wine club shipment from A Taste of Monterey and we discovered the club by accident as we were wandering around the waterfront of Monterey, as we were going to … Continue reading →

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I Like Old Wines

Posted on November 18, 2021 by thewineraconteur

Years ago, when I was first teaching myself about wines, there was one lesson that I could not learn.  The lesson was, how to sate my curiosity about older wines.  When I think back about all the wines that I … Continue reading →

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Monterey Club September 2021

Posted on September 25, 2021 by thewineraconteur

It was a festive time for me, to receive all of these wine club selections in the week of my birthday.  Even though we pay for all of these clubs, it is just fun to open the packages to see … Continue reading →

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Pianetta Sangiovese

Posted on March 11, 2021 by thewineraconteur

I guess most people these days shop using the internet, except me.  Maybe, because I was a merchant and I liked interacting with customers, I also like to touch the merchandise.  With wine it is a little different, but I … Continue reading →

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A Pinot Noir and a Syrah

Posted on March 9, 2021 by thewineraconteur

I should really pay attention to my emails, and then I would probably know that I should be anticipating a wine shipment, but I am rather negligent.  I am a rather strange duck, I guess, in that I don’t have … Continue reading →

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Bernardus Sierra Mar Chardonnay SLH

Posted on December 19, 2020 by thewineraconteur

There is no doubt that I have the avid curiosity of a kid when we get our quarterly box of three wines from A Taste of Monterey.  It sometimes feels like an archeologist getting ready to discover an undiscovered room.  … Continue reading →

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