Tag Archives: delle Venezie IGT

A Retirement Party on the River

Posted on June 22, 2022 by thewineraconteur

Not for me, I have been retired and in fact, we never even recorded the day or anything, it just kind of happened.  My younger brother retired and his wife had a surprise retirement party for him.  She did a … Continue reading →

Posted in Dining, Wine | Tagged , , , , , | 1 Comment

Those Model T’s Are Fast

Posted on June 8, 2022 by thewineraconteur

There are some days when plans are changed the last minute, and I was going to be alone for the day, and then my Bride was free.  I took advantage of the information and decided that we were going to … Continue reading →

Posted in Dining, Wine | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Taking Coals to Newcastle

Posted on March 14, 2022 by thewineraconteur

One of the most famous idioms, if people still use them; is it still taught in English classes; is English still taught?  We hosted a nice dinner party for my sister to celebrate her birthday and naturally the question always … Continue reading →

Posted in Wine | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

From Sesame Street to Delle Venezie

Posted on July 31, 2021 by thewineraconteur

Most people think of Detroit as a dingy rust-bucket town of automobile manufacturing and a murder rate that rivals Chicago.  There is a lot more, but if you only pay attention to the headlines and media, you may miss out.  … Continue reading →

Posted in Dining, Wine | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Memorial Day 2020

Posted on May 29, 2020 by thewineraconteur

“All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.” Memorial Day should have been a big family day with twenty to thirty gathered together for a good time, good food and good beverages.  We always looked forward … Continue reading →

Posted in Dining, Wine | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Bar Louie

Posted on March 3, 2020 by thewineraconteur

Bar Louie is a restaurant that normally my Bride and one of her former coworkers go to, for get-togethers about once a month.  She actually has a couple of different places that she uses for different coworkers as she does … Continue reading →

Posted in Dining, Wine | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Saturday Night of Mother’s Day Weekend

Posted on May 22, 2019 by thewineraconteur

It was the Saturday night of Mother’s Day weekend and our local son and his family took us out for dinner.  We went to a restaurant that we have been to, and I wrote about several times.  We went to … Continue reading →

Posted in Dining, Wine | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | 5 Comments

My Day Out

Posted on July 28, 2018 by thewineraconteur

I was feeling quite good even with a sore gum after dental surgery, but it was like my first day out.  We had gone to a special wine tasting that I will get to, as well as some other wines … Continue reading →

Posted in Dining, Wine | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Pizza Time

Posted on March 20, 2018 by thewineraconteur

I tell you that it is difficult finding places to eat when you have a crowd of grandchildren to keep happy and they often times think that a burger is the only thing to eat.  I am sure that there … Continue reading →

Posted in Dining, Wine | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Compari’s

Posted on September 25, 2017 by thewineraconteur

Compari’s on the Park is one of three restaurants in a row, right on the main drag in downtown Plymouth and they are all owned by the same man. We just decided to go have a quick dinner and to … Continue reading →

Posted in Dining, Wine | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment