Tag Archives: Germany

Schweizer’s Restaurant in Detroit and a Red Wine

Posted on November 15, 2012 by thewineraconteur

At one time Schweizer’s Restaurant was the old restaurant in Detroit, it started in 1862.  I took a date there when I was still in high school, as I attended high school in downtown Detroit and the restaurant was downtown … Continue reading →

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Win Schuler’s and a Piesporter

Posted on November 10, 2012 by thewineraconteur

Win Schuler’s is a popular restaurant in Michigan with several locations.  For people that have never ate there they may still know the name by the crocks of bar cheese that are found in all of the supermarkets, it is … Continue reading →

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Urziger Wurzgarten Spatlese

Posted on October 12, 2012 by thewineraconteur

I am a member of private dinner club, and I have enjoyed this club for many years.  Part of the charm of this group is that you and two other members are the host for an evening and then you … Continue reading →

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A Visit to My Mother’s Favorite Restaurant

Posted on October 10, 2012 by thewineraconteur

Even though my last name is Armenian, my Mother was German and I remember as a child that my Father would once a year take my Mother to her favorite restaurant way on the east side of Detroit The Little … Continue reading →

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A Commercial Wine Tasting Party at Home

Posted on September 25, 2012 by thewineraconteur

About a year after I graduated from college I went with a group of friends to a “singles” exposition.   We had a grand old time, and I must have signed up for a company to come and have a wine … Continue reading →

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