Tag Archives: Petite Sirah

October 2020 Wine Club Selections

Posted on November 1, 2020 by thewineraconteur

The month is almost over and I am just getting to discuss the wines from my local club, the Fine Wine Source of Livonia, Michigan.  I am happy to say, that I was concerned that with the lockdowns and everything … Continue reading →

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Stokes’ Ghost 2016

Posted on September 22, 2020 by thewineraconteur

Just because my birthday is in September is the not the reason that all three of the wine clubs send us wine.  I wish they were gifts and then I could claim that they are samples, but they are not.  … Continue reading →

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Galante Petite Sirah

Posted on June 10, 2020 by thewineraconteur

The world is shifting again, I got a wine shipment from A Taste of Monterey and it is Day 84 of the lockdown.  I haven’t booked my appointment for a haircut, and even though they are still illegal, the Supreme … 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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Rabble Wine Red Blend

Posted on November 28, 2019 by thewineraconteur

It is that time of the year when I get to pick up the monthly club wines from Fine Wine Source in Livonia, Michigan.  I can’t even tell you what the cost is each month, but it is just charged … Continue reading →

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A 24’th Anniversary

Posted on October 31, 2019 by thewineraconteur

Some would say, it would never happen, but it did; and actually, I think I all but proposed the first night, but that would throw the count off.  We did the entire nine yards and why not and it has … Continue reading →

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Le Mistral Joseph’s Blend

Posted on October 13, 2019 by thewineraconteur

As I am unpacking the last of the three wines that we received from “A Taste of Monterey” I am always interested, naturally to see the wines.  I also enjoy reading the enclosed newsletter and the lead article is “To … Continue reading →

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Two California Red Blends

Posted on September 29, 2019 by thewineraconteur

A perfect afternoon for my birthday sitting down and tasting wines at Wines on Main in Chelsea, Michigan.  My Bride had found some items to buy, plus some wines and that category was growing from the time when we sat … Continue reading →

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Orcio and Dealmaker

Posted on May 6, 2019 by thewineraconteur

The final two wines of tasting from Jeff Cohn Cellars show the two thrusts in his approach to wines.  As stated, “single vineyard Zinfandel and Rhone-centric wines that walk a tightrope, balancing the pure expression of California fruit with the … Continue reading →

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El Diablo and Smoke & Mirrors

Posted on May 4, 2019 by thewineraconteur

The Jeff Cohn Cellars’ wines that I was tasting at Fine Wine Source were getting better and better with each tasting.  There is just something so gratifying when one is tasting wines with people that know what they are talking … Continue reading →

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