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Tag Archives: Cotes du Rhone
November 2021 Wine Club Selections
Each month I always look forward to the choices from The Fine Wine Source in Livonia, Michigan. A class act operation, where I and every other patron knows that he won’t have to wade through the wines offered at gas … Continue reading
Our Last Wine with Ms. Yoga
While we were at The Fine Wine Source in Livonia, Michigan with Ms. Yoga, they were getting busier, and we were deciding on some wines to take home. We did not get carried away, as we have a money pit … Continue reading
Posted in Wine
Tagged Chateauneuf-du-Pape, Cinsault, Cotes du Rhone, Domaine Berthet-Rayne, France, Grenache, Mourvedre, Syrah
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Benedictus de Vatican
At first, I thought perhaps it was the official altar wine at the Vatican and I thought it was perhaps a new Italian wine that I was not aware of. Before I get way off on a tangent, let me … Continue reading
Posted in Wine
Tagged Benedictus de Vatican, Chateau Sixtine, Chateauneuf-du-Pape, Cotes du Rhone, France, Grenache, Mourvedre, Syrah, Vin de France, Vin de Table
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Some New French Wines to Taste
I lament that the wine industry has had to change the way business is conducted, though from the reports that I have seen, wine consumption is up since the lockdown began. So many businesses have been closed for periods of … Continue reading
Two Splits
Splits, I am sure is a colloquial expression for a half-bottle of wine, and not a bowling term or a gymnastic pose that I am going to discuss. The half-bottles were much more prevalent years ago and I very seldom … Continue reading
Posted in Wine
Tagged Cabernet Franc, Chateau Jacques Blanc, Cotes du Rhone, Cuvee du Maitre, E. Guigal, France, Grenache, Merlot, Mourvedre, Saint Emilion Grand Cru, Syrah
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Tresor de la Riviere
I guess I had a rather busy and hectic month and maybe a bit verbose, but I am behind in telling you about one of the wines that I received from my wine club, the Fine Wine Source Wine Club … Continue reading
Posted in Wine
Tagged Carignan, Cotes du Rhone, France, Grenache, Syrah, Tresor de la Riviere
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Marrow
After seeing An Armenian Trilogy, we had reservations at a new restaurant that had opened up called Marrow. It is located in an area now known in Detroit as West Village, to me it is just outside of Indian Village, … Continue reading
Posted in Dining, Wine
Tagged Burgundy, Chardonnay, Cote Roannaise, Cotes du Rhone, Cotes du Rhone Villages Saint-Maurice, Cremant de Bourgogne, Domaine du L'Echevin, Domaine Gouffier, Domaine Serol, Extra Brut, France, Gamay, Grenache, Loire Valley, Rose Turbullent, Syrah, Tradition Methode Dioise Ancestrale
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Another Day in Vegas
Las Vegas is viewed by some as glamor and by others as Sin City, and by this point in my life, it is just another city. I have to admit that it was glamorous back in the day, I mean … Continue reading
Posted in Dining, Wine
Tagged Belleruche, Campanile, Cinsault, Cotes du Rhone, Delle Venezie DOC, France, Grenache, Italy, M. Chapoutier, Pinot Grigio, Rose, Sud Tirol, Syrah, Trivento
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A Couple of Gift Items
Now that the Christmas Season is over, and Armenian Christmas is past, it is time to start packing up all of the decorations and wait for another year. Alas the bright decorations are normally a contrast to the stark white … Continue reading
Posted in Wine
Tagged Cotes du Rhone, Famille Perrin, France, Grenache, Les Cornuds, Syrah, Vinsobres AOC
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Stafford’s Perry Hotel
We found ourselves up in Petoskey, Michigan again for a few days of business and pleasure. My Bride was attending a board meeting and I was the tag-along spouse, who for me it was all pleasure and then she would … Continue reading
Posted in Dining, Wine
Tagged California, Cardiff Vineyards, Chardonnay, Cotes du Rhone, Domaine des Pasquiers, France, Grenache, Syrah
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