Tag Archives: Pinot Noir

Magnolia Court Dorrian Pinot Noir

Posted on June 24, 2020 by thewineraconteur

It is slowly starting to feel like a civilized world again, at least in parts of the world.  Our wine shop, The Fine Wine Source of Livonia recently opened up again and I was finally able to pick up three … Continue reading →

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Two Pinots from Black Star Farms

Posted on June 16, 2020 by thewineraconteur

I am starting to feel positive that the state is opening up, because another sure sign of commerce in the state is a shipment from a wine club from Black Star Farms who have vineyards and tasting rooms on both … Continue reading →

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Dawn’s Dream Rosé

Posted on June 14, 2020 by thewineraconteur

The last bottle in the carton from our wine club “A Taste of Monterey” was a Rosé, which is not something we normally see, as we belong to their Reserve Wine Selections group.  More and more people that I know … 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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Memorial Day Weekend 2020

Posted on May 27, 2020 by thewineraconteur

“Suppose they gave a war and nobody came.  Then war will come after you.” Is often attributed to Bertolt Brecht as he wrote about the rise of the Democratic Socialist Party of Germany after the First World War and the … Continue reading →

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A Surreal Beginning

Posted on April 6, 2020 by thewineraconteur

As we got on the road leaving Louisville to go home, the highways were rather eerie in appearance.  There were very few cars on the road, but there seemed to be more trucks and that was great especially as we … Continue reading →

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Night One in Louisville

Posted on March 27, 2020 by thewineraconteur

We got up bright and early to get ready for our trip, last minute stuff to pack, coffee, breakfast and to read the newspaper; and I sometimes feel that I am the last person that still enjoys the feel of … Continue reading →

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A Fish Dinner at Rocky's

Posted on March 25, 2020 by thewineraconteur

There are days when you can eat in, but you end up going out, just because you have been at home all day.  I am one of those people that never post on Social Media that we are at a … Continue reading →

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Mer Soleil Reserve Pinot Noir

Posted on March 17, 2020 by thewineraconteur

There is an old advertising line that says “when it rains, it pours” and it seems that lately this has been true, because we just received another parcel from A Taste of Monterey, the original wine club that we joined.  … Continue reading →

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Bar Louie

Posted on March 3, 2020 by thewineraconteur

Bar Louie is a restaurant that normally my Bride and one of her former coworkers go to, for get-togethers about once a month.  She actually has a couple of different places that she uses for different coworkers as she does … Continue reading →

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