Tag Archives: Italy

Just Wines We Have Been Drinking

Posted on April 1, 2026 by thewineraconteur

Writing a wine blog may appear to be glamorous, and perhaps some may use the concept to ask for wine. That doesn’t happen here. Since we have retired, the first four months, each year, I seem to entertain myself quite … Continue reading →

Posted in Wine | Tagged Bordeaux Rose, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chateau La Gabarre, Destinea, France, Galgon, Italy, Joseph Mellot, Lalande de Pomerol, Lazio IGT, Merlot, Rosso di Ne, Sauvignon Blanc, Tenuta Ronci, Val de Loire IGP | Leave a comment

The Fine Wine Source Club – March 2026

Posted on March 17, 2026 by thewineraconteur

With the doldrums of enduring the last of the winter season, waiting for signs of Spring, the high point of the month so far is going to The Fine Wine Source in Livonia, Michigan and picking up the Club offerings … Continue reading →

Posted in Wine | Tagged Adae, Barbera D'Alba Superiore DOC, Bodegas Manzanos, Cabernet Franc, California, Crianza, Domaines Michel Boutin, Garnacha, Graciano, Grenache, Italy, Justin Cabernet Sauvignon, La Bioca, Langhe, Malbec, Merlot, Napa Valley, Petit Verdot, Rioja, Rioja Alta, Rioja Orientale, RouteStock, Seleccion, Serralunga d'Alba, Siglo, Spain, Tempranillo, Wilson Daniels | 2 Comments

Wine and The Velvet Fluegeltones

Posted on March 14, 2026 by thewineraconteur

When my Bride and I go with The Wine Raconteur, Jr. you just must go with the flow. One evening before the holidays, the joys of a raconteur, we met him and his wife, along with his parents, for dinner … Continue reading →

Posted in Dining, Wine | Tagged Agricola La Portera, Aragon, Carinena, I Piani, Italy, La Cala, Macabeo, Maccabeu, Pigato, Rolle, Sardinia, Sella & Mosca, Spain, Tardano, Vermentino di Sardegna DOC, Viura | 2 Comments

Grand Bend to Stratford

Posted on February 9, 2026 by thewineraconteur

It was another side trip that we made up to Canada last year, but we weren’t going to any of the wine country areas. My father was born in Canada, and if I go back to the old haunts, in … Continue reading →

Posted in Dining, Uncategorized, Wine | Tagged Blu Collection, Brut, Charmat Method, Famiglia Cielo, Glera, Gruppo Cantine Colli Berici, Italy, Prosecco | 2 Comments

A Belated New Year’s Eve

Posted on January 22, 2026 by thewineraconteur

Since we had just received some limited good news from my surgeon, we decided to go out for the New Year’s Eve dinner, that we had to cancel. I had even bought a new dinner jacket for New Year’s Eve … Continue reading →

Posted in Dining, Wine | Tagged Cantina Colli Euganei, Cima Corgo, Dacosta, Douro, Douro Superior, Dozaggio Zero, Glera, Italy, Porto Calem, Portugal, Prosecco, Sogevinus Group, Tawny Porto, Tinta Cao, Tinta Roriz, Touriga Franca, Touriga Nacional, Veneto | Leave a comment

Fine Wine Source Club – January 2026

Posted on January 19, 2026 by thewineraconteur

A couple of weeks after my surgery, we went to see the surgeon for a follow up, I still should not lift anything heavy, we decided that a bottle of wine was fine, but a magnum was too heavy; this … Continue reading →

Posted in Wine | Tagged Cabernet Sauvignon, California, Cari, Carola, Daje Mach, Fra Germano, Italy, La Bioca, Langhe, Pelaverga Piccolo, Piedmonte, Seance, Taddone, Verduno Pelaverga DOC | Leave a comment

The Last Christmas Dinner of 2025

Posted on January 13, 2026 by thewineraconteur

We were trying to get everything together, before my procedure, and our one son and his wife wanted to see us, since we missed the big family get-together, unfortunately their children had to work that evening. We started the morning … Continue reading →

Posted in Dining, Wine | Tagged Bibi Graetz, Blanco Reserva, Charmat Method, Garnacha Blanca, Glera, Italy, Kirkland Signature, Lamole Vineyard, Londa Vineyard, Malvasia, Mimosa by Julio Cabrero, Montefili Vineyard, Remirez de Genuza, Rioja, Rioja Alavesa, Sangiovese, Siena Vineyard, Spain, Super Tuscan, Testamatta Rosso, Toscana IGT, Vincigliata Vineyard, Viura | Leave a comment

Alpino Detroit in Corktown

Posted on December 11, 2025 by thewineraconteur

People think of my Bride and I when they want to try a restaurant off the beaten track, both in cuisine and destination. My Bride didn’t think twice about us going back to Alpino Detroit with someone that hadn’t been … Continue reading →

Posted in Dining, Wine | Tagged Arbois vin Jaune, Domaine Rolet Pere et Fils, France, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Gewurztraminer, Italy, Jura, Pierpaolo Pecorari, Savagnin, Savagnin Blanc, Traminer Aromatico, Tre Venezie, Venezia Giulia IGT, White Traminer | Leave a comment

Thanksgiving 2025

Posted on December 5, 2025 by thewineraconteur

Thanksgiving is a holiday that makes us (my Bride) totally organized and totally impressive to all that hear her accomplishments. This year, two days earlier, she had gone to the post office to mail the out-of-town gifts and the Christmas … Continue reading →

Posted in Dining, Wine | Tagged Blue Curacao, Blumond Blue, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, California, Chardonnay, Charmat Method, Chateau Haut Marbuzet, Cru Bourgeois, Cru Bourgeois Exceptional, Cru Grand Bourgeois Exceptionnels, France, Fratelli Saraceni, Glera, Italy, Merlot, Napa Valley, Petit Verdot, Roberts + Rogers Winery, Saint-Estephe, Saraceni Wines | 2 Comments

The New London Chop House – Part One

Posted on November 5, 2025 by thewineraconteur

In the fabled memories of Detroit was the famed London Chop House and it was akin to the Twenty-One Club of Manhattan and The Pump Room of Chicago. All legendary and could truly be said “where the elite meet to … Continue reading →

Posted in Dining, Wine | Tagged Bricco Riella, Cascina Pian d'Or, Italy, Langhe, Moscato Bianco, Moscato di Asti | Leave a comment