Tag Archives: Chardonnay

Roughing It

Posted on August 11, 2016 by thewineraconteur

I always joke that my idea of roughing it is a Holiday Inn, but we were up on Mackinac Island and that can be a whole different version of roughing it. Most of the people in Michigan and some of … Continue reading →

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Sixth Reunion

Posted on August 9, 2016 by thewineraconteur

It is rather difficult to explain the group phenomenon that I am a part of, a fond passion for Woodrow Wilson Junior High School. We just celebrated the sixth get-together and it was great to see old friends and fondly … Continue reading →

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A Beautiful Wedding

Posted on July 20, 2016 by thewineraconteur

We recently went to a beautiful wedding at a public golf course complex that did not appear or act like a public course. The accommodations at Cherry Creek Golf Club were delightful and it was a pleasure to be there. … Continue reading →

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Another House Guest

Posted on July 16, 2016 by thewineraconteur

Less then a week after my Brother-in-Law stayed with us, his charming wife and her daughter and came by. She left her daughter to stay with us, and we also had two of our grandchildren stay at the house as … Continue reading →

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Loving Spoonful

Posted on July 12, 2016 by thewineraconteur

I am going to talk about the restaurant and not the singing group and if you remember them, you are probably as old as I am. The other day I ended up in a discussion about restaurants and chefs and … Continue reading →

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Whoa!

Posted on June 22, 2016 by thewineraconteur

I just received my shipment from my wine club “A Taste of Monterey” and the selection is just what I had envisioned the club to be from the start. I had my choice of getting two bottles of wine every … Continue reading →

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Another Fiftieth Anniversary

Posted on May 31, 2016 by thewineraconteur

I have had the good fortune to attend two Fiftieth Wedding Anniversaries and the funny thing is that both were celebrated at the exact same church, fifty years later. Fifty years is quite an accomplishment in today’s society and I … Continue reading →

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Union Street

Posted on May 23, 2016 by thewineraconteur

The good news about Detroit is how it is becoming more of a trendy city with all of the new restaurants, taverns and bars. When I was going to high school in Downtown Detroit there was considered more of a … Continue reading →

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Third Fridays

Posted on April 29, 2016 by thewineraconteur

Detroit is one of the oldest cities in the nation and it is surrounded by the suburbs and the Detroit River. If you follow the River in a south-western direction you will leave Detroit and venture into an area that … Continue reading →

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The Root in White Lake

Posted on April 27, 2016 by thewineraconteur

The Root Restaurant & Bar is the last of the Restaurant of the Year establishments that I have been to, but missed writing about. The only reason is that there was not a memento that had reminded me about the … Continue reading →

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