Tag Archives: Mendocino County

Two Exclusive Wines from Roberts + Rogers

Posted on December 5, 2022 by thewineraconteur

Roger Louer was at my local wine shop, The Fine Wine Source in Livonia, Michigan conducting a wine tasting and two of the wines are true exclusives for those that attended the tasting or can get there, if there is … Continue reading →

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Fine Wine Source Club June 2022

Posted on June 20, 2022 by thewineraconteur

The month of June was the Trifecta for wine club selections as I also picked up from my local club The Fine Wine Source in Livonia, Michigan.  I always enjoy the curated selection from my shop, and a chance to … Continue reading →

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A House Party

Posted on August 20, 2021 by thewineraconteur

Some times a party is announced, just because.  Especially after the lockdown, it doesn’t take much to get people together.  Even impromptu parties can be easy, especially during the summer months.  Most men like to barbecue, and years ago I … Continue reading →

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January 2021 Wine Club Selections

Posted on January 18, 2021 by thewineraconteur

Venturing out in to the real world is quite a bother, unless I am planning on stopping by The Fine Wine Source either to pick up the monthly club selections or to pick up some other wines.  There is just … Continue reading →

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Mimosas Are for Sunday

Posted on December 23, 2020 by thewineraconteur

 I think it was about twenty years ago, that we were told that we were going into a fifteen-day lockdown mode and it has been a roller-coaster ride ever since, my recollection of the time span may be off, but … Continue reading →

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Another Zoom Sunday

Posted on June 4, 2020 by thewineraconteur

“I told myself it was beneath my dignity to arrest a man for pilfering firewood. But nothing ordered by the party is beneath the dignity of any man, and the party was right: One man desperate for a bit of … Continue reading →

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Scharffenberger Cellars

Posted on December 12, 2019 by thewineraconteur

I had the recent good fortune to attend a wine tasting at The Fine Wine Source in Livonia, Michigan where I belong to their monthly wine club.  The tasting was being sponsored by the Vintage Wine Company and was featuring … Continue reading →

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Thanksgiving 2019

Posted on December 6, 2019 by thewineraconteur

This was the first time that we did not have the entire family together for quite a while, but we did the best that we could do.  Thanksgiving has always been likened to the center of a hurricane, because there … Continue reading →

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Celebrating a Two-Year Old’s Birthday

Posted on May 28, 2019 by thewineraconteur

Once in a while, we attend a birthday that is out of the normal cycle of birthdays that we celebrate.  If you even occasionally follow these articles, you have figured out that we celebrate birthdays in any given month on … Continue reading →

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Appetizers for a Get-together

Posted on February 1, 2019 by thewineraconteur

We tend to have gatherings at our house, you may have noticed, as over the years I have written about many of them.  The main reason is that my Bride is a wonderful cook and hostess, and the other small … Continue reading →

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