Tag Archives: France

Some Bubbles for the New Decade

Posted on January 19, 2020 by thewineraconteur

Well Barbara Walters did not come out of retirement to say “Good evening, I am Barbara Walters and this is 2020.”  I think it would have been lost on the television viewing audience, but then I didn’t recognize anyone on … Continue reading →

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New Year’s Eve 2020

Posted on January 17, 2020 by thewineraconteur

Somehow, I can’t see this new decade surpassing “The Roaring Twenties” of the last century.  New Year’s Eve is one of those holidays that my Bride prefers to have at the house.  I mean periodically I think of how nice … Continue reading →

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Ms. Yoga and Christmas

Posted on January 13, 2020 by thewineraconteur

Ms. Yoga came up for Christmas and we saw her before Christmas at the house and then we saw her again after Christmas and her son had come up from school to see his relatives as well.  My Bride and … Continue reading →

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Christmas Eve 2019

Posted on January 9, 2020 by thewineraconteur

I still find the Christmas Season wonderful and I am the type of person to wish people “Merry Christmas,” unless I know that they celebrate a different holiday; and I don’t do it for spite, but because I so enjoy … Continue reading →

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Louis Roederer Cristal

Posted on December 16, 2019 by thewineraconteur

There are times when I get to taste a wine that odds are, I would never get a chance to try.  This happened at The Fine Wine Source in in Livonia, Michigan as I was doing a wine tasting.  The … Continue reading →

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Champagne Louis Roederer

Posted on December 14, 2019 by thewineraconteur

I guess being retired and attending some wine tastings, like I do at the Fine Wine Source in Livonia, Michigan is not a bad job.  Representatives from the Vintage Wine Company were pouring and discussing wines that they represent from … Continue reading →

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A Great Night at The Earle

Posted on December 10, 2019 by thewineraconteur

We met The Caller and his wife at The Earle in Ann Arbor.  The Caller was given his name, by one of the other Wine Bloggers and the name has stuck, and it is because there are often times when … Continue reading →

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Les Vignobles Foncalieu

Posted on November 30, 2019 by thewineraconteur

One of the best things for me when I get the monthly wine club specials from the Fine Wine Source is the education that I get from these wines.  In 1993 they opened up the doors in Livonia, Michigan and … Continue reading →

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A Night at Andiamo

Posted on November 12, 2019 by thewineraconteur

It was going to be the last night that we would see My Favorite Daughter, as all good things come to an end.  She was able to see some of the weather that she misses, since she lives in the … Continue reading →

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A Day of Meze

Posted on November 6, 2019 by thewineraconteur

If any of you are Scrabble players or Crossword Puzzles, the word “meze” is probably a word that you have encountered.  The words origin is lost in the annals of the world, but to the Armenians it means to eat … Continue reading →

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