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Tag Archives: France
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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Picking Some Bubbles
What to serve for New Year’s Eve for the big moment? By now you must have realized that my Bride is a creature of habit, and when she finds something that she likes, she keeps going back, but it does … Continue reading
Posted in Wine
Tagged Belle Epoque, Champagne, Chardonnay, France, G.H. Mumm & Co., Grand Brut, Grand Cordon Brut, Perrier-Jouet, Pinot Meunier, Pinot Noir
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Some Wines to Get Dinner Going
While Ms. Yoga was in town, we were going to go try a new restaurant in Downtown Detroit. Ms. Yoga and my Bride were going to watch football at the stadium. Now you have to understand that at some unknown … Continue reading
Posted in Dining, Wine
Tagged Cave de Lugny, Chardonnay, Chateau Minuty, Cinsault, Cote de Provence, France, Grenache, La Cote Blanche, M de Minuty, Macon-Villages, Maconnaise, Syrah
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Cabernet Franc Day and Old Woodward Cellar
I realize that my title is rather unique, but these two themes kind of meshed together at the same time and I would be remiss to mention one and not the other. I must mention that Cabernet Franc Day is … Continue reading
Posted in Wine
Tagged Breton, Cabernet Franc, Chinon, Domaine Charles Joguet, France, Les Charmes, Loire Valley
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Another Thanksgiving Eve
Another hectic day preceding an even more hectic day as we get ready for Thanksgiving. It is my Bride that does all of the Herculean tasks and I wisely try not to get in the way. I just try to … Continue reading
Posted in Dining, Wine
Tagged Argentina, Bodegas Esmeralda, Domaine Lafage, France, IGP Catalanes, Languedoc Rousillon, Malbec, Mendoza, Novellum, Syrah, Tilia
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Two French Wines to Taste
For me, being the gopher to go pick up our monthly wine club selection at Fine Wine Source is a great job. I go in, say hello, and everyone knows my name, I think there was a television show about … Continue reading
Posted in Wine
Tagged Chardonnay, Chenin Blanc, Domaine Huet, France, G.H. Mumm & Co., Grand Cordon Brut, Le Haut Lieu, Loire Valley, Pinot Meunier, Pinot Noir, Reims, Vouvray
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