Tag Archives: California

A Taste of Monterey – Spring 2024 Selections

Posted on March 26, 2024 by thewineraconteur

We have a wine club membership with A Taste of Monterey, it is their “Private Reserve Club” and we went with the gusto.  The idea is that with this classification we would be getting some wines that we definitely won’t … Continue reading →

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Fine Wine Source Club Selections – March 2024

Posted on March 23, 2024 by thewineraconteur

 I have some great tastings and events coming down the pike, courtesy of my local wine shop, The Fine Wine Source in Livonia, Michigan.  Some may deride me for belonging to a wine club, but I find it so much … Continue reading →

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What Happens in Vegas, Stays with Us

Posted on March 20, 2024 by thewineraconteur

Somehow, no matter how long we stay in Las Vegas visiting two of our children and five of our grandchildren, the time seems so short.  There were many side trips that we made, quick meals, shopping (me even more than … Continue reading →

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Of All the Gin Joints, In All the World..

Posted on March 14, 2024 by thewineraconteur

It isn’t quite the same, but Ms. Yoga turns up in Las Vegas, while we are there and, on a day, when the kids are in school and our kids are working.  My Bride and I ended up on The … Continue reading →

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Lunch at Vida in the Fontainebleau Las Vegas

Posted on March 11, 2024 by thewineraconteur

The newest hotel on The Strip is Fontainebleau Las Vegas and normally we don’t go to The Strip anymore, but we were meeting one of our son’s friends who has moved out to Vegas, has his own show at a … Continue reading →

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Another Night of Pizza at Grimaldi’s

Posted on March 8, 2024 by thewineraconteur

I realize that most people that go to Las Vegas, believe the quotation “whatever happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas.”  Not for us, we go to Vegas to see two of our children and five of our grandchildren.  We try … Continue reading →

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A Sunday of “Wicked”

Posted on February 28, 2024 by thewineraconteur

Thankfully we had a most unusual mild winter here, as we were meeting another couple to go and see another theatrical run of “Wicked” and this time it was at the Detroit Opera House, or the Michigan Opera Theatre, and … Continue reading →

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Fine Wine Source – February 2024 Club Selections

Posted on February 22, 2024 by thewineraconteur

Around the tenth of the month, is when you will always find me for sure at The Fine Wine Source in Livonia, Michigan as I always look forward to getting the wine club selections.  It is always a mystery and … Continue reading →

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An Arrow & Branch Tasting – Part Two

Posted on February 16, 2024 by thewineraconteur

A wonderful wine tasting at my local wine shop The Fine Wine Source in Livonia, Michigan and featuring the wines of Arrow & Branch Estate Vineyard of Napa Valley.  The Contursis had developed a love for Bordeaux and the wines … Continue reading →

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Arrow & Branch Tasting – Part One

Posted on February 13, 2024 by thewineraconteur

I had a very intense morning and I was not sure if I was going to make a tasting at The Fine Wine Source in Livonia, but the Gods approved and I was able to do a tasting of wines … Continue reading →

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