Tag Archives: Merlot

A Vertical of Cain Cuvee

Posted on October 16, 2020 by thewineraconteur

The dinner was being served and the wine was all poured and allotted so that all six would enjoy Cain Cuvée wine equally.  It was a bittersweet dinner, because Cain lost their structures and two years of wine due to … Continue reading →

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Chateau Duhart-Milon 1998

Posted on October 10, 2020 by thewineraconteur

Having a special wine dinner for six is enough of a challenge, without all of the craziness that occurs here naturally.  We had the good fortune of getting a mixed vertical case from one of our favorite wineries and when … Continue reading →

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September 2020 Fine Wine Source Club Offerings

Posted on September 28, 2020 by thewineraconteur

The month is almost over, but to help continuing my birthday celebration are two more wines from my local wine club, The Fine Wine Source of Livonia.  Even though, none of my wine clubs are aware of my birthday, they … Continue reading →

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De Tierra Russell Estate Merlot

Posted on September 26, 2020 by thewineraconteur

I am going to write about the third bottle of wine from the September shipment from “A Taste of Monterey.”  This was our first wine club that we ever joined and it has to be around eighteen years from that … Continue reading →

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Chateau du Glana Saint-Julien

Posted on September 20, 2020 by thewineraconteur

I guess I have stretched my Birthday celebration as long as possible, because we went out to formally make a date-night of it.  I think that I am worse than a little kid at times, but actually, it is my … Continue reading →

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L’Ecole No. 41 Merlot 2000

Posted on September 18, 2020 by thewineraconteur

I am not going back to school, but that is the first wine that I had since I made it to the ripe old age of 66.  Some people I know try to fudge their age or forget a year, … Continue reading →

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Dead Canyon Ranch Red Blend

Posted on August 15, 2020 by thewineraconteur

It wouldn’t be right, if I didn’t write about the domestic offering from my wine club, the Fine Wine Source in Livonia, Michigan and this is one of the July offerings, even though I know that we are in August.  … Continue reading →

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Two Old Reds from the Cellar

Posted on August 7, 2020 by thewineraconteur

In a sense I feel like the old Aesop Fable “The Ant and the Grasshopper” when it comes to finding wines that were laid to rest years ago.   I have been writing about wines that I have discovered in the … Continue reading →

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Warner Vineyards

Posted on August 3, 2020 by thewineraconteur

We were enjoying walking up and down the main street in downtown Holland, enjoying the shopping, but you could tell that it was much quieter compared to the last time we were there.  Also, most of the merchants were terrified … Continue reading →

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Eight Bottles of Cain Five

Posted on July 20, 2020 by thewineraconteur

Cain Five is the flagship of Cain Vineyard & Winery and rightfully so.  Back in the day, only a few wineries were making blended wines and going after nuances and complexity in California, they were doing there own thing.  I … Continue reading →

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