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Tag Archives: Gamay
“Blanc Brut” and “Underdog”
Mike Laing of Mawby Sparkling and bigLITTLE Wines was holding court and he had everyone in the loft section enraptured with his discussions of winemaking, and even discussing contract purchases of grapes, and how the Vineyard Manager is going to … Continue reading
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Tagged bigLITTLE Wines, Blanc Brut, Chardonnay, Gamay, Gamay Noir, Leelanau Peninsula, Mawby Sparkling, Methode Champenoise, Michigan, Riesling, Underdog
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Wine Club July 2021
My local wine shop, The Fine Wine Source issued their two selections for the month. I am proud to say that this fine institution probably survived during the economic upheaval of the last almost two years by our harridan’s fiats, … Continue reading
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Tagged Airfield Estates, Bombshell, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, France, Gamay, La Vignette, Malbec, Merlot, Red Blend, Rose, Syrah, Thierry Delauney, Touraine, Washington, Yakima Valley
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Two Gamay Wines
I hardly need any prodding to go to my wine local shop, The Fine Wine Source, but I had promised that I would come back for a real tasting, and they asked if I could bring someone else, since my … Continue reading
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Tagged Beaujolais, Beaujolais-Villages, Bourgogne, Burgundy, Chenas, Domaine Leroy, Domaine Pascal Aufranc, En Remont, France, Gamay, Maison Leroy, Terroirs Originels
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With the Family
I would venture to say that anyone that has a family, in the past six months has probably been a scofflaw, especially here in Michigan. I was not designed to spend my time hiding in the basement and most people … Continue reading
Posted in Dining, Wine
Tagged Cabernet Franc, Chateau Juvenal, Cotes de Ventoux, France, Gamay, Grenache, La Vignette, Les Ribes du Vallanat, Loire Valley, Malbec, Rose, Syrah, Thierry Delauney, Touraine, Ventoux
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Thierry Delauney “La Vignette” Rosé
My wine club at the Fine Wine Source in Livonia is not that far away, but they have very limited hours at the moment as they are still adjusting to the mandates of trying to run a business and not … Continue reading
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Tagged Cabernet Franc, Cot, France, Gamay, La Vignette, Loire Valley, Malbec, Rose, Thierry Delauney, Touraine
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A Night at Andiamo
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
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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I Am Impressed
We went to have a Christmas dinner with The Wine Raconteur Jr and his family. He chose his own nom de plume when he wrote his first guest article for me years back. I have known this young man since … Continue reading
Posted in Dining, Wine
Tagged Albillo, Bodegas Cesar, Castilla y Leon, Cote du Py, Cru du Beaujolais, Domaine Savoye, France, Gamay, Morgon, Principe Clarete de Luna, Rose, Spain, Tempranillo, Verdejo
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