Tag Archives: Mendoza

Mad Men Party Wines

Posted on September 20, 2016 by thewineraconteur

As more and more people came in to honor The Wine Raconteur Jr. on becoming forty, the rooms indoors were filling up quickly and I noticed that the tables under the tents in the back yard were also getting revelers. … Continue reading →

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Malbec with Veal

Posted on February 29, 2016 by thewineraconteur

I had another session with my dinner club and we went to one of our favorite haunts. We went to The Courthouse Grille in Plymouth, and I have given the history of this restaurant before. My dinner club has by … Continue reading →

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Smacznego

Posted on November 17, 2015 by thewineraconteur

Smacznego is the Polish version of Bon Appetit and it was pronounced to us by our waitress at Amadeus restaurant in Ann Arbor, Michigan. We met “The Caller” and his charming wife for dinner the other night. Amadeus calls themselves … Continue reading →

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A Quiet Mother’s Day

Posted on May 15, 2015 by thewineraconteur

We normally do not like to go out for dinner on holidays, because we have found that the service tends to suffer, because of the hordes of people that only go out on holidays. Then there is the possibility that … Continue reading →

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Nico & Vali in Plymouth, Michigan

Posted on April 15, 2015 by thewineraconteur

I had heard about this restaurant from friends and really wanted to try it out, but the best laid plans of mice and men… The other night I was surprised to get a suggestion to go out for dinner and … Continue reading →

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I Can’t Believe That I Found One More Bottle of Wine

Posted on March 24, 2015 by thewineraconteur

I thought I was all done writing about errant bottles of wine that were waylaid over the years in the family room.  After pulling everything out of the family room, so that it could get a new coat of paint … Continue reading →

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Lunch With My Son

Posted on February 6, 2015 by thewineraconteur

The purpose of all the trips to Las Vegas is to visit the children and the grandchildren that live out there; at the expense of gambling and nightlife. Of course we also have to work around the work schedules of … Continue reading →

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Feather Bowling

Posted on January 7, 2015 by thewineraconteur

If there ever was a city that has survived itself like a Phoenix, it may be Mt. Clemens, Michigan. When I was a kid, I used to hear tales of my Grandfather walking across the Ambassador Bridge in Windsor, Ontario … Continue reading →

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Christmas Eve and Christmas Morning

Posted on December 28, 2014 by thewineraconteur

Everyone thinks that if one writes about wines, they are always enjoying esoteric wines and great vintages, but that is not always the case. There are times when one is having drinking wines with others that do not have the … Continue reading →

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Dinner in Port Huron

Posted on October 21, 2014 by thewineraconteur

It has been ages since being in the city of Port Huron; normally we end up on the overpass to the Blue Water Bridge on a trip to Canada. The trip was uneventful until getting to the city with all … Continue reading →

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