Tag Archives: Cabernet Sauvignon

My Club Night at Rocky’s

Posted on December 4, 2019 by thewineraconteur

Every now and then I speak of an evening with food and wine with my dinner club.  My club is now about one-hundred-thirty years or more old and counting.  The founders of this group, if one knew history, especially the … Continue reading →

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Rabble Wine Red Blend

Posted on November 28, 2019 by thewineraconteur

It is that time of the year when I get to pick up the monthly club wines from Fine Wine Source in Livonia, Michigan.  I can’t even tell you what the cost is each month, but it is just charged … Continue reading →

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Trinity Canyon Vineyards

Posted on November 20, 2019 by thewineraconteur

When you are tasting Armenian wines and you see the name Trinity, it doesn’t conjure up images of an Armenian winery.  Sure, Armenia was the first Christian nation in the history of the world, but Trinity is very American (English) … Continue reading →

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A Full Day with My Favorite Daughter

Posted on November 10, 2019 by thewineraconteur

Royale with Cheese, Delray and Cariera’s all in one day.  I guess I was trying to make the most of seeing My Favorite Daughter while she was in town.  I picked her up and we decided to have lunch first … Continue reading →

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A Day of Meze

Posted on November 6, 2019 by thewineraconteur

If any of you are Scrabble players or Crossword Puzzles, the word “meze” is probably a word that you have encountered.  The words origin is lost in the annals of the world, but to the Armenians it means to eat … Continue reading →

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A 24’th Anniversary

Posted on October 31, 2019 by thewineraconteur

Some would say, it would never happen, but it did; and actually, I think I all but proposed the first night, but that would throw the count off.  We did the entire nine yards and why not and it has … Continue reading →

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Sweetest Day 2019

Posted on October 29, 2019 by thewineraconteur

Sweetest Day is a rather important celebratory day in this household, because twenty-four years ago when my Bride and I tied the knot, it was on Sweetest Day.  When I mentioned it on Social Media, it got anything from “love” … Continue reading →

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Two Reds from my Club

Posted on October 27, 2019 by thewineraconteur

The month of October was so fleeting and hectic for me, on so many levels that I almost forgot to pick up the club selections from the Fine Wine Source in Livonia, Michigan.  They were quite busy in the shop, … Continue reading →

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A Dinner In, In Louisville

Posted on October 17, 2019 by thewineraconteur

After the long drive from Detroit to Louisville and a couple of glasses of wine to relax, we started thinking about dinner.  As I said, we schlepped a small refrigerator that runs both off of the car or on a … Continue reading →

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Two California Red Blends

Posted on September 29, 2019 by thewineraconteur

A perfect afternoon for my birthday sitting down and tasting wines at Wines on Main in Chelsea, Michigan.  My Bride had found some items to buy, plus some wines and that category was growing from the time when we sat … Continue reading →

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