Tag Archives: Cabernet Franc

One More Birthday Dinner

Posted on November 7, 2020 by thewineraconteur

Every year for a series of months, I get to say that my Bride robbed the cradle and then for a series of months, I stay quiet. Do I like to tease? Of course, I do. If I don’t tease, … Continue reading →

Posted in Dining, Wine | Tagged Cabernet Franc, Chinon, Couly-Dutheil, France, La Coulee Automnale, Loire Valley | 2 Comments

October 2020 Wine Club Selections

Posted on November 1, 2020 by thewineraconteur

The month is almost over and I am just getting to discuss the wines from my local club, the Fine Wine Source of Livonia, Michigan. I am happy to say, that I was concerned that with the lockdowns and everything … Continue reading →

Posted in Wine | Tagged Bordeaux, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, California, Chateau L'Eglise Saget, Clarksburg, France, Masterwines, Merlot, Petite Sirah, Tortoise Creek Wines | Leave a comment

Two Splits

Posted on October 18, 2020 by thewineraconteur

Splits, I am sure is a colloquial expression for a half-bottle of wine, and not a bowling term or a gymnastic pose that I am going to discuss. The half-bottles were much more prevalent years ago and I very seldom … Continue reading →

Posted in Wine | Tagged Cabernet Franc, Chateau Jacques Blanc, Cotes du Rhone, Cuvee du Maitre, E. Guigal, France, Grenache, Merlot, Mourvedre, Saint Emilion Grand Cru, Syrah | Leave a comment

A Vertical of Cain Cuvee

Posted on October 16, 2020 by thewineraconteur

The dinner was being served and the wine was all poured and allotted so that all six would enjoy Cain Cuvée wine equally. It was a bittersweet dinner, because Cain lost their structures and two years of wine due to … Continue reading →

Posted in Wine | Tagged Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cain Cuvee, Cain Vineyard and Winery, California, Malbec, Merlot, Napa Valley, Petit Verdot | Leave a comment

With the Family

Posted on October 4, 2020 by thewineraconteur

I would venture to say that anyone that has a family, in the past six months has probably been a scofflaw, especially here in Michigan. I was not designed to spend my time hiding in the basement and most people … Continue reading →

Posted in Dining, Wine | Tagged Cabernet Franc, Chateau Juvenal, Cotes de Ventoux, France, Gamay, Grenache, La Vignette, Les Ribes du Vallanat, Loire Valley, Malbec, Rose, Syrah, Thierry Delauney, Touraine, Ventoux | Leave a comment

Chateau du Glana Saint-Julien

Posted on September 20, 2020 by thewineraconteur

I guess I have stretched my Birthday celebration as long as possible, because we went out to formally make a date-night of it. I think that I am worse than a little kid at times, but actually, it is my … Continue reading →

Posted in Dining, Wine | Tagged Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chateau du Glana, Cru Bourgeois, France, Medoc, Merlot, Saint-Julien | 2 Comments

L’Ecole No. 41 Merlot 2000

Posted on September 18, 2020 by thewineraconteur

I am not going back to school, but that is the first wine that I had since I made it to the ripe old age of 66. Some people I know try to fudge their age or forget a year, … Continue reading →

Posted in Dining, Wine | Tagged Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Columbia Valley, L'Ecole No. 41, Merlot, Washington | Leave a comment

Thierry Delauney “La Vignette” Rosé

Posted on August 13, 2020 by thewineraconteur

My wine club at the Fine Wine Source in Livonia is not that far away, but they have very limited hours at the moment as they are still adjusting to the mandates of trying to run a business and not … Continue reading →

Posted in Wine | Tagged Cabernet Franc, Cot, France, Gamay, La Vignette, Loire Valley, Malbec, Rose, Thierry Delauney, Touraine | Leave a comment

Two Old Reds from the Cellar

Posted on August 7, 2020 by thewineraconteur

In a sense I feel like the old Aesop Fable “The Ant and the Grasshopper” when it comes to finding wines that were laid to rest years ago. I have been writing about wines that I have discovered in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Dining, Wine | Tagged Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, California, Double T, Malbec, Merlot, Napa Valley, Oak Knoll, Peju Province, Petit Verdot, Red Wine, Trefethen Family Vineyards | 4 Comments

Warner Vineyards

Posted on August 3, 2020 by thewineraconteur

We were enjoying walking up and down the main street in downtown Holland, enjoying the shopping, but you could tell that it was much quieter compared to the last time we were there. Also, most of the merchants were terrified … Continue reading →

Posted in Wine | Tagged Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chambourcin, Chancellor, Chardonnay, Lake Michigan Shore, Merlot, Michigan, Pinot Grigio, Port, Warner Vineyards | 2 Comments