Tag Archives: California

Christmas Eve 2019

Posted on January 9, 2020 by thewineraconteur

I still find the Christmas Season wonderful and I am the type of person to wish people “Merry Christmas,” unless I know that they celebrate a different holiday; and I don’t do it for spite, but because I so enjoy … Continue reading →

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A 1992 Gallo Chardonnay

Posted on January 3, 2020 by thewineraconteur

One never knows what to expect when you start to rearrange the wine cellar, especially me, because I can be rather forgetful about what is there.  I saw this bottle and realized that it could possibly be an interesting article … Continue reading →

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“You Look Like a Mobster”

Posted on December 24, 2019 by thewineraconteur

“You look like a mobster” is how someone broke the ice in a conversation with me, at a corporate holiday party, because Corporate America can not call it a Christmas Party anymore.  I mean I was totally at a loss … Continue reading →

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Scharffenberger Cellars

Posted on December 12, 2019 by thewineraconteur

I had the recent good fortune to attend a wine tasting at The Fine Wine Source in Livonia, Michigan where I belong to their monthly wine club.  The tasting was being sponsored by the Vintage Wine Company and was featuring … Continue reading →

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The Ladies’ Annual Christmas Party 2019

Posted on December 8, 2019 by thewineraconteur

This annual Christmas party has been going on, long before I ever arrived on the scene, but not as long as the Detroit Thanksgiving Parade or the traditional Lion’s Thanksgiving game.  It is a tradition and it is a mix … Continue reading →

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Thanksgiving 2019

Posted on December 6, 2019 by thewineraconteur

This was the first time that we did not have the entire family together for quite a while, but we did the best that we could do.  Thanksgiving has always been likened to the center of a hurricane, because there … Continue reading →

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My Club Night at Rocky’s

Posted on December 4, 2019 by thewineraconteur

Every now and then I speak of an evening with food and wine with my dinner club.  My club is now about one-hundred-thirty years or more old and counting.  The founders of this group, if one knew history, especially the … Continue reading →

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A Couple of Burgers

Posted on December 2, 2019 by thewineraconteur

There are some nights when no one wants to cook, and at the same time, no one wants a real heavy meal.  There are even times when my Bride doesn’t want to be totally healthy and have a salad and … Continue reading →

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Rabble Wine Red Blend

Posted on November 28, 2019 by thewineraconteur

It is that time of the year when I get to pick up the monthly club wines from Fine Wine Source in Livonia, Michigan.  I can’t even tell you what the cost is each month, but it is just charged … Continue reading →

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A Day of Meze

Posted on November 6, 2019 by thewineraconteur

If any of you are Scrabble players or Crossword Puzzles, the word “meze” is probably a word that you have encountered.  The words origin is lost in the annals of the world, but to the Armenians it means to eat … Continue reading →

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