Tag Archives: Mourvedre

Vineyard 36

Posted on October 21, 2017 by thewineraconteur

Hockey and wine, go together, just ask Tim Gleason #6 and Cam Ward #30 who are partners with Jason Earnest in Vineyard 36 from Napa Valley. The two hockey players combined their jersey numbers to create the name of the … Continue reading →

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Boocoo

Posted on April 6, 2017 by thewineraconteur

This being Lent, it has been a rather dry period around here, as one of us gave up wine. I have also been working on the project that was stopped in the initial stages during my week of hell, and … Continue reading →

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Pahrump Valley Winery

Posted on February 5, 2017 by thewineraconteur

A short six and a half miles from Sanders Family Winery and there was Pahrump Valley Winery and in one morning I had the chance to visit fifty percent of the wineries in Nevada. What a difference that six-mile drive … Continue reading →

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Ill at Ease

Posted on December 11, 2016 by thewineraconteur

If you haven’t noticed, we like to go out to eat, especially with friends. One night we went with some friends to a restaurant that they enjoyed and immediately I felt like a fish out of water. I am not … Continue reading →

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21’st Ladies Party

Posted on December 7, 2016 by thewineraconteur

The first Friday in December is the date for an annual event at our house, it is the Ladies Christmas Party and it is always a full house. The funny thing is that for years I always had worked on … Continue reading →

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Jacobson’s

Posted on November 11, 2016 by thewineraconteur

As I was repacking one of the closets in the basement, there was a hat box and not mine from Jacobson’s. Jacobson’s if you weren’t aware of the chain was what one would call a “Carriage” store, meaning that they … Continue reading →

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Chateauneuf-du-Pape

Posted on June 4, 2016 by thewineraconteur

I guess that I have been lucky that I tried many wines, when I first started my self-studies. Since I was just talking about a Rhone style wine in California, I guess I should mention the real thing as well. … Continue reading →

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Flying Saucers Welcome

Posted on June 2, 2016 by thewineraconteur

I wish that I was more organized, but I am not. I found another box of wine labels that I had soaked off of the bottles and all of a sudden I remembered that I had been to a winery … Continue reading →

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Echo & Rig

Posted on March 22, 2016 by thewineraconteur

While we were in Las Vegas, my favorite daughter wanted to go to this new restaurant and it was right across the street from where we were staying, and it was in the Tivoli Village in Summerlin. We are well … Continue reading →

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Relaxing in Vegas

Posted on March 18, 2016 by thewineraconteur

We are not gamblers, so Las Vegas is a strange destination for me to go to every year, except for the fact that we have children and grandchildren there. Over the years, of course we have visited all of the … Continue reading →

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