Tag Archives: Italy

A Quiet Night for My Dinner Club

Posted on February 22, 2022 by thewineraconteur

My dinner club is actually a “society” that is probably about one-hundred-forty-years old and has been recognized by the City of Detroit as one of the oldest groups still functioning, and is listed as Group Number Six in the national … Continue reading →

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I Cooked for Valentine’s Day

Posted on February 20, 2022 by thewineraconteur

It is true, and we didn’t have to call for an ambulance.  I have a secret, I can cook, but I can’t cook for one or two people, if the Fifth Army was stopping by, I could cook.  I once … Continue reading →

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Valentine’s Day – Part Two

Posted on February 18, 2022 by thewineraconteur

Life is never quite how you plan it.  We were going to go see the ice sculptures in downtown Plymouth and it would give us a day of exercise.  One year, we went and it was so warm the sculptures … Continue reading →

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Podere Ciona Chianti Classico Riserva

Posted on February 11, 2022 by thewineraconteur

All good things do come to an end, and wine tastings seem to go by quicker than other events.  Winemaker Lorenzo Gatteschi was representing his family’s Podere Ciona wines from Gaiole in Tuscany.  While we were talking and tasting wines, … Continue reading →

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Four Super Tuscans from Podere Ciona

Posted on February 10, 2022 by thewineraconteur

What could be better than enjoying a wine tasting curated by a winemaker; well, that is what was happening when I was at my local wine shop The Fine Wine Source.  Lorenzo Gatteschi was representing his family through their Podere … Continue reading →

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A Tasting with Lorenzo Gatteschi

Posted on February 8, 2022 by thewineraconteur

Sometimes all roads lead to The Fine Wine Source in Livonia, Michigan; at least for me.  Lorenzo Gatteschi, winemaker of Podere Ciona in Gaiole, Tuscany was there hosting a tasting of his family’s wines. I was reading the history of … Continue reading →

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Monkey See, Monkey Do

Posted on February 1, 2022 by thewineraconteur

That is an expression that I used to hear when I was child. I came to me, this past month, where all of a sudden people were espousing “Dry January.”  What is with that?  So many businesses have been hurt … Continue reading →

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A Couple of Amarone Wines

Posted on January 30, 2022 by thewineraconteur

There I was tasting some wines and offering my lay opinions at The Fine Wine Source in Livonia, Michigan, which sometimes seems to be my home away from home.  I was getting ready to leave and then a couple of … Continue reading →

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Club Selections – January 2022

Posted on January 24, 2022 by thewineraconteur

This is the time of the year that one wants to cocoon in the house with the cold and snow, but The Fine Wine Source has their monthly Club Selections and that is worth getting all bundled up and braving … Continue reading →

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A Friend Over for Christmas

Posted on January 11, 2022 by thewineraconteur

As I have stated over the years, my Bride loves to invite people over for dinner.  She always is concerned that if they are a widow or a widower that they are not eating properly.  The Mother Hen syndrome, I … Continue reading →

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