Tag Archives: California

Two From Daou Vineyards

Posted on November 3, 2022 by thewineraconteur

Wandering around the Las Vegas Food & Wine Festival at Tivoli Village was a great time, especially since we could walk back to our casino hotel.  I know that I have mentioned the wines so far, but there was plenty … Continue reading →

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Ragtag Wine Company Malbec

Posted on October 30, 2022 by thewineraconteur

Immediately after getting a VIP bracelet to allow us to wander around the Las Vegas Food & Wine Festival with our crystal wine glass in hand, looking very lonely and neglected, because it was empty, we found our first wine … Continue reading →

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Surviving Over a Week in Vegas

Posted on October 22, 2022 by thewineraconteur

When you go to Las Vegas to visit your children and not to gamble, it is a different mindset.  The kids live in Summerlin and that is where we stay, about ten miles from The Strip.  In 1952 Howard Hughes … Continue reading →

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Wining at Detroit Metro

Posted on October 20, 2022 by thewineraconteur

Perhaps if we flew First Class, I might enjoy flying more, but the system has definitely made me a curmudgeon.  We get there so early, to park and get a shuttle to check-in and check our luggage; I also enjoy … Continue reading →

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Fine Wine Source October 2022 Club Wine Selections

Posted on October 16, 2022 by thewineraconteur

We just flew back home, and I had to stop at The Fine Wine Source in Livonia, Michigan to get the October Selections of the Wine Club.  It happens to be the best bargain I have found and I have … Continue reading →

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Whatever Vineyards of Malibu Coast

Posted on October 10, 2022 by thewineraconteur

I think that most people that start a wine blog, anticipate a deluge of wine samples and that they will never have to buy another bottle of wine.  That was the least of my thoughts back in May of 2012.  … Continue reading →

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Two Labels That Ms. Yoga Wanted

Posted on October 8, 2022 by thewineraconteur

While we were at Sandhill Crane Vineyards, Ms. Yoga got very excited about a wine label, which reminded her of another wine that she had brought to Casa Raconteur for us to try, and she was trying to figure out, … Continue reading →

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September Birthdays 2022

Posted on September 22, 2022 by thewineraconteur

This was going to be a litmus test, as this was going to be the first family get-together since my Mother-in-Law passed away.  My Bride went overboard trying to make it special as she views herself as the peacemaker, and … Continue reading →

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Fine Wine Source Club Selections September 2022

Posted on September 20, 2022 by thewineraconteur

The month of September has been a bonanza of wine club shipments, though my favorite club selections are from The Fine Wine Source in Livonia, Michigan.  I guess, because I feel like family when I walk in the door.  I … 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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