Tag Archives: California

Just Being Friendly

Posted on July 14, 2020 by thewineraconteur

In case you never noticed, I like wine, and I like to talk about wine.  I think that I am a rather friendly person, unless I get rubbed the wrong way; and then sometimes it is hard for me to … Continue reading →

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Darioush Viognier 2001

Posted on July 12, 2020 by thewineraconteur

The majority of the people that I talk wine with, don’t usually put Darioush Winery and Viognier in the same sentence; most people think of their rich red wines.  For the last hundred days or so,  I have put on … Continue reading →

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Magnolia Court Dorrian Cabernet Sauvignon

Posted on July 10, 2020 by thewineraconteur

I am now going to talk about the May New World wine club selection from Fine Wine Source in Livonia, Michigan.  They like all of the businesses that took it on the chin, because they were not considered essential clawed … Continue reading →

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Independence Day 2020

Posted on July 6, 2020 by thewineraconteur

I grew up in Southwest Detroit and the Fourth of July holds a very favorite feeling for everyone that I grew up with.  The area was a true melting pot of Detroit and everyone got along.  Independence Day was the … Continue reading →

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Leftovers Plus Two Wines

Posted on July 4, 2020 by thewineraconteur

We are eating more leftovers in the last hundred days then I can ever recall.  It is the lockdown mentality, we make a bigger dinner, so that we can enjoy the meal, maybe once or twice more after the initial … Continue reading →

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A Mixed Day

Posted on July 2, 2020 by thewineraconteur

It almost felt like a regular day, we were going out to see some family, then kind of a day trip and finally out for dinner.  My Bride was going to meet some of her family at one of her … Continue reading →

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Father’s Day 2020

Posted on June 30, 2020 by thewineraconteur

Historically, Father’s Day is normally a quiet affair and even more so this year.  Fathers appreciate being acknowledged and a dinner is nice.  Some men golf, and I haven’t golfed since my college days, I sometimes think that Ben Hogan … Continue reading →

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Father’s Day Saturday

Posted on June 28, 2020 by thewineraconteur

We made arrangements to have a dinner and celebrate two fathers for Father’s Day weekend.  We invited our one son and his family to have dinner with us, as we slowly get used to the new protocols of going out … Continue reading →

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Magnolia Court Dorrian Pinot Noir

Posted on June 24, 2020 by thewineraconteur

It is slowly starting to feel like a civilized world again, at least in parts of the world.  Our wine shop, The Fine Wine Source of Livonia recently opened up again and I was finally able to pick up three … Continue reading →

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First Dinner After Lockdown

Posted on June 22, 2020 by thewineraconteur

We decided to go out for dinner after over ninety days of lockdown.  In my old school, pre-Common Core math that is like six periods of quarantine and as great of a cook as my Bride is, even she needs … Continue reading →

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