Tag Archives: Pinot Noir

Louis Roederer Cristal

Posted on December 16, 2019 by thewineraconteur

There are times when I get to taste a wine that odds are, I would never get a chance to try.  This happened at The Fine Wine Source in in Livonia, Michigan as I was doing a wine tasting.  The … Continue reading →

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Champagne Louis Roederer

Posted on December 14, 2019 by thewineraconteur

I guess being retired and attending some wine tastings, like I do at the Fine Wine Source in Livonia, Michigan is not a bad job.  Representatives from the Vintage Wine Company were pouring and discussing wines that they represent from … Continue reading →

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Scharffenberger Cellars

Posted on December 12, 2019 by thewineraconteur

I had the recent good fortune to attend a wine tasting at The Fine Wine Source in Livonia, Michigan where I belong to their monthly wine club.  The tasting was being sponsored by the Vintage Wine Company and was featuring … Continue reading →

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A New Italian Restaurant

Posted on October 25, 2019 by thewineraconteur

I don’t know if you are like me, but I tend to read articles in the newspapers and in the slick paper magazines about new restaurants and trends.  I guess I am old fashioned, and by now you know that, … Continue reading →

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Anoosh and Stoller

Posted on October 21, 2019 by thewineraconteur

Our last evening in Louisville, Kentucky and we were going out for dinner, just because, because both my Bride and her Sister are both excellent in the culinary arts.  We were going to see Anoosh, who is a friend of … Continue reading →

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Greece and Oregon

Posted on September 27, 2019 by thewineraconteur

There we were sitting at the bar at Wines on Main in Chelsea, Michigan and you have to realize that is such a strange setting for this raconteur.  I was really excited about being here and to have another reason … Continue reading →

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Goodfellow’s Wine Cellar

Posted on September 17, 2019 by thewineraconteur

Now and then I like to have a glass of wine, you may or may not believe that.  Here I was on Mackinaw Island and we still found time to take a nice walk for a couple of miles, of … Continue reading →

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She Returns

Posted on August 24, 2019 by thewineraconteur

My Favorite Daughter returned for another visit back to her ancestral home in the Detroit area.  She was coming in a couple of days early before two of her three boys would join her.  My oldest grandson had to stay … Continue reading →

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A Whirlwind Visit

Posted on August 16, 2019 by thewineraconteur

When I was growing up, every family basically lived near each other.  My Grandmother moved to Detroit, after my Grandfather passed away and her three children all lived within a block of each other, and even when my Grandfather was … Continue reading →

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Tortoise Creek Mission Grove Pinot Noir

Posted on August 4, 2019 by thewineraconteur

I recently picked up the from the Fine Wine Source Wine Club, the Tortoise Creek “Mission Grove” Pinot Noir 2017.  Tortoise Creek is part of the much larger Masterwines group which currently has six labels.  Masterwines was started by Mel … Continue reading →

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