Tag Archives: France

House of Pure Vin

While we were still celebrating my birthday, and yes, I do like to prolong the celebration, we had some time between Vicente’s for lunch and Immersive Klimt.  We wandered around Downtown Detroit and there was a wine bar, that was … Continue reading

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“Bordeaux is My Favorite Grape”

A couple of weeks ago, my Bride and I went out to meet another couple for dinner.  I am always a bit concerned when she couches the restaurant’s description and tells me that they have really good food.  I have … Continue reading

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August 2022 Wine Club Selections

I got to my local wine shop, The Fine Wine Source in Livonia, Michigan almost at the tail end of the month.  Considering all that my Bride and I have been going through, I am glad that we got there.  … Continue reading

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A Very Sad Wine Tale

“My story is much too sad to be told, but then practically everything leaves me totally cold…” Actually, I don’t know the entire story, in fact I know very little about the actual story, but when I saw this bottle, … Continue reading

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Chalky and Coravin Sparkling

I actually was able to get my Bride to accompany me to our local wine shop, The Fine Wine Source, for a tasting.  Needless to say, my Bride is the celebrity and all the attention is geared towards her, which … Continue reading

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Mission Impossible Worked

Jim Phelps would have been impressed, especially when there were several times that I thought the cat had been let out of the bag. As I walked up along side of her with two bags of wine, I knew that … Continue reading

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Café Santé

Before we left Boyne Mountain, which is in Boyne Falls, which is near Boyne Highlands, we went to Boyne City.  We were touted to try this bistro, just off of the water.  There are not that many places that I … Continue reading

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A Return to Boyne Mountain

As my Bride was getting ready to turn over the reins to retire, we still had one more business trip to attend at Boyne Mountain.  Boyne Mountain is a ski resort in the winter, and they offer other activities in … Continue reading

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A Great Dinner to Finish What van Gogh Started

It was a such a pleasant day that we had with our son and his wife, first the Immersive van Gogh exhibit, then off to a street side wine bar at The Royce and finally dinner at Vertical Detroit.  Vertical … Continue reading

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Zephyr Wine Bar and Tap Room

While we up in Marquette, we tried to make the most of it, even to a wine bar.  I wish we had more wine bars back home.  It is fun to go to places that are not cookie-cutter chains that … Continue reading

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