Tag Archives: Cabernet Sauvignon

I Can’t Believe That I Found One More Bottle of Wine

Posted on March 24, 2015 by thewineraconteur

I thought I was all done writing about errant bottles of wine that were waylaid over the years in the family room.  After pulling everything out of the family room, so that it could get a new coat of paint … Continue reading →

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Some New Wines for Future Articles

Posted on March 10, 2015 by thewineraconteur

I just received some new wines from my wine club The Taste of Monterey. It is always interesting to see what wines are being featured and to be truthful I am appreciating the wines more and more from Monterey, which … Continue reading →

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“Open That Bottle Night”

Posted on March 4, 2015 by thewineraconteur

I am trying to keep abreast of the Wine Lover’s Calendar, and diverging from my usual writing, with the topic of “Open That Bottle Night.” It is the concept of opening a bottle of wine that you have been saving … Continue reading →

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If it is February it is Time for Birthdays

Posted on February 24, 2015 by thewineraconteur

February rolled around and it was time to celebrate the birthday recipients for the month, as is our usual custom. We thought that we may have had to delay the good times, because of the potential inclement weather, but once … Continue reading →

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“The Caller” Calls Again

Posted on January 31, 2015 by thewineraconteur

One of my favorite recurring characters that I tend to mention is “The Caller,” which is a great sobriquet that a fellow Blogger “The Winegetter” dubbed him. While I was doing some mundane work at the house, I received a … Continue reading →

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Big Bear Lodge in Brownstown

Posted on January 25, 2015 by thewineraconteur

For the most part, families tend to live in the same geographic district as the rest of the family, but there are always exceptions to this rule. Here in the Detroit area, it is basically divided between the East and … Continue reading →

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The Red Wines of New Years Eve

Posted on January 15, 2015 by thewineraconteur

We had quite the crowd over for New Years Eve, and people were still coming in after all the appetizers and munchies had been put out and finished. There was more hectic work in the kitchen getting all of the … Continue reading →

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A Christmas Dinner with “The Caller” in Ann Arbor

Posted on December 24, 2014 by thewineraconteur

Another one of my cast of regulars has been dubbed “The Caller.” A little background information is called for, he and his charming wife tend to go out for dinner, especially when they are away for business; and often when … Continue reading →

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The Money Tree

Posted on December 10, 2014 by thewineraconteur

I recently got into a conversation about the old days of downtown Detroit, and I am sure that it will not surprise my regular readers that eventually the topic of restaurants came up. We started to mention some of the … Continue reading →

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The Eighteenth, No the Twentieth

Posted on December 8, 2014 by thewineraconteur

It is that time of year again; by Thanksgiving the Christmas Cards (with the annual newsletter) and all Christmas gift packages that have to be shipped are shipped, all the presents have been bought, wrapped and bundled by family. The … Continue reading →

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