Tag Archives: California

Pianetta Sangiovese

Posted on March 11, 2021 by thewineraconteur

I guess most people these days shop using the internet, except me.  Maybe, because I was a merchant and I liked interacting with customers, I also like to touch the merchandise.  With wine it is a little different, but I … Continue reading →

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A Pinot Noir and a Syrah

Posted on March 9, 2021 by thewineraconteur

I should really pay attention to my emails, and then I would probably know that I should be anticipating a wine shipment, but I am rather negligent.  I am a rather strange duck, I guess, in that I don’t have … Continue reading →

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A Virtual OTBN

Posted on March 1, 2021 by thewineraconteur

I accepted an open invitation on Social Media for a virtual “Open That Bottle Night.”  It has become a much-lauded evening among wine drinkers and especially those that write blogs. Actually, this isn’t the first time that I have ventured … Continue reading →

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Chateau Siran and Napanook

Posted on February 27, 2021 by thewineraconteur

I guess I was really blessed when I ventured into the Fine Wine Source when they were tasting and selecting some wines for the shop and for their restaurant Vertical, if and when dining capacity is at least raised to … Continue reading →

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February 2021 Wine Club Selections

Posted on February 25, 2021 by thewineraconteur

The monthly email that I receive from the Fine Wine Source in Livonia, Michigan is like a call from my Siren, without the fatal consequences. It may seem that I spend my entire life there, but that is not the … Continue reading →

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Valentine’s Day at Home

Posted on February 19, 2021 by thewineraconteur

Sundays for the last year have been quiet stay at home days, of course for the last almost a year, every day has been a stay-at-home day.  Sundays have become rather structured, regardless if it is a holiday or not … Continue reading →

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National Pizza Day

Posted on February 13, 2021 by thewineraconteur

I am not sure, if it was National Pizza Day or International Pizza Day, as I was getting bombarded with photos of some great pizzas on February Ninth.  Now when I was growing up, pizza was still a novelty, believe … Continue reading →

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An Older and a Younger White

Posted on January 24, 2021 by thewineraconteur

Way back when there were sit-down restaurants, we tended to buy wines for a later day.  I guess that later day finally arrived in the longest original fifteen days or was it a month?  Anyways, we have, just like the … Continue reading →

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A Couple of Big Reds

Posted on January 22, 2021 by thewineraconteur

When I wander into my local wine shop, the Fine Wine Source, I never know what may happen.  There are times when it is a hive of activity, in which case, sometimes I decide to come back at a later … Continue reading →

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Cambria Pines Lodge Chardonnay

Posted on January 20, 2021 by thewineraconteur

The perpetual lockdown has let me find some wines in the cellar that have memories and perhaps that is why they were put aside in the first place.  Over years they were eclipsed by other wines that may have other … Continue reading →

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