Tag Archives: California

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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January 2021 Wine Club Selections

Posted on January 18, 2021 by thewineraconteur

Venturing out in to the real world is quite a bother, unless I am planning on stopping by The Fine Wine Source either to pick up the monthly club selections or to pick up some other wines.  There is just … Continue reading →

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Two More Christmas Gifts

Posted on January 12, 2021 by thewineraconteur

“Taking coal to Newcastle” is the classic expression for redundancy and some may say that is like buying me a bottle of wine.  Au contraire.  Actually, I really appreciate anyone and any gift, because it means that someone has to … Continue reading →

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Two Very Quiet Dinners

Posted on January 8, 2021 by thewineraconteur

This past year as I presume most have notice has been a very strange one in the annals of mankind.  The lockdowns have culminated into family holidays with no family.  I think that is what the warden here was hoping … Continue reading →

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