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Tag Archives: France
Le Provencal 2018
This is the second bottle of wine for the month of June from my local wine club Fine Wine Source of Livonia, Michigan. The official name of this wine is Les Maîtres Vignerons de la Vidaubanaise, Le Provencal Rosé, Cotes … Continue reading
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Tagged Carignan, Cinsault, Cotes de Provence, France, Grenache, Le Provencal, Les Maîtres Vignerons de la Vidaubanaise, Mourvedre, Syrah
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Chateau Anthonic
I am part of the Social Media craze, and I enjoy it. I have met many people over the years, some that I would enjoy meeting some day and others, just in the real world, I am not crazy about. … Continue reading
Posted in Wine
Tagged Bordeaux, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chateau Anthonic, Cru Bourgeois Supereiur, France, Merlot, Moulis en Medoc
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Diving into Hampton Water
Some friends of ours just came back from a cruise and they brought us a bottle of Rosé wine, and they were very excited about it when they physically handed it to my Bride. They were sure that I would … Continue reading
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Tagged Cinsault, Diving into Hampton Water, France, Gerard Bertrand, Grenache, Languedoc, Mouvedre, Syrah
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NOVI Chophouse, Three Wines and The Caller
The last time I was at the NOVI Chophouse it was in the Baronette Hotel, in Novi, it is now in the Crown Plaza Hotel, but still in Novi. The City of Novi has a curious history, especially about the … Continue reading
Posted in Dining, Wine
Tagged Ambre, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Chateau Desmirail, Collovray & Terrier, Domaine de Rancy, Domaine Deaux Roches, France, Grenache Blanc, Languedoc-Roussillon, Macabeo, Macon-Villages, Maconnaise, Margaux, Medoc, Merlot, Petit Verdot, Rivesaltes, Vin Doux Naturel
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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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A Cab and a Grenache
It was one of those days when it was raining and all I could think of was the old Charles Addams cartoon where Gomez and Morticia looked out the window and opined “what a wonderful day, makes you glad to … Continue reading
Posted in Wine
Tagged Cabernet Sauvignon, California, France, Grenache, IGP Pays d'Oc, Languedoc Rousillon, Les Jamelles, Massanois, Primary Wines
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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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