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Tag Archives: Margaux
Mission Impossible Worked
Jim Phelps would have been impressed, especially when there were several times that I thought the cat had been let out of the bag. As I walked up along side of her with two bags of wine, I knew that … Continue reading
Posted in Dining, Wine
Tagged Arcturos, Black Star Farms, Blason D'Issan, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chateau D'Issan, France, Margaux, Merlot, Michigan, Sur Lie Chardonnay
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New Year’s Eve 2021/2022
It was dubbed the original “Amateur’s Night” by one of Hollywood’s most famous bad boys, Humphrey Bogart, who created the Rat Pack that eventually came to be associated with Frank and the boys. A different era, a different lifestyle and … Continue reading
En Primeur Reds – Part Two
If I was this excited just tasting a selective sample group of En Primeur wines, if and when the world opens up again properly, those lucky souls that will be there, will be in Seventh Heaven. I have read and … Continue reading
Chateau Maucaillou
There we were two Raconteurs of different eras, enjoying a private tasting at the Fine Wine Source in Livonia, Michigan. I have to admit, that learning about wines, is much easier today, even in the Detroit area, compared to when … Continue reading
Posted in Wine
Tagged Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chateau Maucaillou, France, Haut-Medoc, Margaux, Merlot, Moulis, Moulis en Medoc, Petit Verdot
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Chateau Siran and Napanook
I guess I was really blessed when I ventured into the Fine Wine Source when they were tasting and selecting some wines for the shop and for their restaurant Vertical, if and when dining capacity is at least raised to … Continue reading
Posted in Wine
Tagged Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, California, Chateau Siran, Cru Bourgeois, Dominus Estate, France, Margaux, Merlot, Napanook, Petit Verdot, Yountville
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Moulin D’Issan
With my honorary title of “Street Somm” I am one of the first to admit that there is still a lot to learn, even after drinking wine for fifty years. I was at the Fine Wine Source my favorite home … Continue reading
Posted in Wine
Tagged Blason D'Issan, Bordeaux Superior, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chateau D'Issan, France, Margaux, Medoc, Merlot, Moulin D'Issan
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Chateau Margaux 1989
How would you respond if someone that you know asks you to bring a decanter? Well since it was my Brother-in-Law and he is staying at a hotel, I didn’t even ask why, or what, or how or any of … Continue reading
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Tagged Bordeaux, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chateau Margaux, France, Margaux, Medoc, Merlot, Petit Verdot
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NOVI Chophouse, Three Wines and The Caller
The last time I was at the NOVI Chophouse it was in the Baronette Hotel, in Novi, it is now in the Crown Plaza Hotel, but still in Novi. The City of Novi has a curious history, especially about the … Continue reading
Posted in Dining, Wine
Tagged Ambre, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Chateau Desmirail, Collovray & Terrier, Domaine de Rancy, Domaine Deaux Roches, France, Grenache Blanc, Languedoc-Roussillon, Macabeo, Macon-Villages, Maconnaise, Margaux, Medoc, Merlot, Petit Verdot, Rivesaltes, Vin Doux Naturel
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Chateau D’Issan
I guess it will go down in the annals of The Wine Raconteur as a moment of serendipity. It was kind of funny, a mixed case of wine from Louisville meets a mixed case of wine from Detroit up at … Continue reading
Posted in Dining, Wine
Tagged Blason D'Issan, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chateau D'Issan, France, Margaux, Medoc, Merlot
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Blason D’Issan
“Impetuous” maybe one of the greatest lines of cinematic dialogue especially when uttered by Michelin Oge Flynn and it has nothing to do with wine, but it best describes my Bride when she tasted this wine. I am never sure … Continue reading
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Tagged Blason D'Issan, Bordeaux, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chateau D'Issan, France, Margaux, Medoc, Merlot
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