Tag Archives: Cabernet Sauvignon

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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A Unique French Rosé Wine Tasting

Posted on July 5, 2023 by thewineraconteur

Through social media and assorted wine associates, I found out about a wine tasting at Bar Pigalle in Detroit.  Detroit is undergoing a change, it is being rediscovered and areas that were once elegant and trendy, had become areas that … Continue reading →

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Two Graduations in One Day

Posted on July 1, 2023 by thewineraconteur

My Bride’s godson graduated from college and we drove out to see the ceremony.  After the ceremony, they announced that we all suffered in sweltering heat in at an arena, because they were concerned that it was safer than to … Continue reading →

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Tres Sabores “Por Que No?” and a Petite Sirah

Posted on June 25, 2023 by thewineraconteur

We were coming up to the end of the end of a great tasting managed by Julie Johnson the winemaker and owner of Tres Sabores Winery while she was visiting The Fine Wine Source in Livonia, Michigan. The winery is … Continue reading →

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Tres Sabores “Perspective” Wines

Posted on June 23, 2023 by thewineraconteur

Julie Johnson of Tres Sabores Winery in Rutherford, Napa Valley, California was having a grand old time pouring wines and answering questions at The Fine Wine Source in Livonia, Michigan.  The wine tastings at the shop are more casual and … Continue reading →

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Wine Club Selections – June 2023

Posted on June 17, 2023 by thewineraconteur

I know that you will be surprised to find out that I stopped at The Fine Wine Source in Livonia, Michigan for two reasons.  We bought a case of wine, that I haven’t even wrote about and at two different … Continue reading →

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Dinner at Champs

Posted on May 10, 2023 by thewineraconteur

I was tagging along with my Bride as we were going to have dinner at Champs and we had both presumed that it was the chain sports bar with two “P” s.  We were pleasantly surprised to find that we … Continue reading →

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Two Affordable and Delicious Red Wines

Posted on April 24, 2023 by thewineraconteur

The beauty of wine, is that if you know a little geography, you can make some excellent wine choices without breaking the bank, like these two wines that I recently had at my local wine shop, The Fine Wine Source … Continue reading →

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Easter Eve 2023

Posted on April 20, 2023 by thewineraconteur

I know that you think I have totally lost it, but I have a cousin that has decided that the best way to keep all of the cousins in contact, is to have an Easter Eve dinner.  When I was … Continue reading →

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Fine Wine Source Club – April 2023

Posted on April 12, 2023 by thewineraconteur

I hope that everyone that reads my little articles, actually belong to a local wine club, and if so, I hope that it is like my local club, The Fine Wine Source in Livonia, Michigan.  I believe in local independent … Continue reading →

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