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Tag Archives: Pinot Noir
A New Chapter Begins
It is hard to think that my Bride and I have almost been together from Day One back in 1993, and now we are going to start a new chapter with new adventures…eventually. As one old saying goes “Mann Tracht, … Continue reading
Posted in Dining, Wine
Tagged California, Chardonnay, Methode Traditionelle, Pinot Blanc, Pinot Noir, Piper Sonoma, Sonoma County
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A Great Dinner to Finish What van Gogh Started
It was a such a pleasant day that we had with our son and his wife, first the Immersive van Gogh exhibit, then off to a street side wine bar at The Royce and finally dinner at Vertical Detroit. Vertical … Continue reading
ATOM Reserve Wine Club June 2022
We received our second shipment of wine club wines this month from A Taste of Monterey Wine Club and we opted years ago to get their Reserve Wine selections. I mean back when we started with the club, Michigan was … Continue reading
Posted in Wine
Tagged California, Forever, Meniketti Wines, Monterey, Pinot Noir, Santa Lucia Highlands, Tondre Grapefield
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Sometimes, We Get Touted
Periodically, we get touted to try a restaurant, and a most of the time it happens to be a chain and I just don’t get that excited. I guess it was all the years of being an independent retailer, so … Continue reading
Posted in Dining, Wine
Tagged California, Chenin Blanc, Imagery Estate Winery, McManis Family Vineyards, Petit Verdot, Pinot Grigio, Pinot Noir, River Junction
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“Open Road” and “Grace”
There I was walking up the steps at The Royce going up to the mezzanine to have a tasting with Mike Laing of Mawby Sparkling and bigLITTLE Wines. After they made sure that we were registered and paid, we were … Continue reading
Posted in Wine
Tagged bigLITTLE Wines, Brut Rose, Chardonnay, Grace, Leelanau Peninsula, Marechal Foch, Mawby Sparkling, Methode Champenoise, Michigan, Open Road, Pinot Gris, Pinot Noir, Regent, Riesling, Rose
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Hautes Cotes de Nuits and a Saint-Joseph
As I am writing this article, I am thinking that I have to stop by my local wine shop, The Fine Wine Source, because we are getting low on basics, which I know that you may find surprising. My Bride … Continue reading
Two Different Types of Bubbles
I do enjoy my trips to my local wine shop The Fine Wine Source, because I never know, what I may encounter. I mean there are some days, when they text me, about a special tasting and other times, I … Continue reading
Posted in Wine
Tagged Brut Nature, Cava, Champagne Andre Clouet, France, Macabeo, Mas Miguel Vineyards, Montserrat Mascaro, Parellada, Penedes, Pinot Noir, Silver Brut, Spain, Zero Dosage
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Rodney Strong Pinot Noir
Every now and then, you go out with friends for dinner, and with a group, it is fun, but not everyone likes the same stuff. That is just human nature. On occasion, you also have to make arrangements with the … Continue reading
Posted in Dining, Wine
Tagged California, Pinot Noir, Rodney Strong Vineyards, Russian River Valley, Sonoma County
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Another Dinner at Chartreuse
The Park Shelton is not normally convenient for us, but it is ideal when we are on the grounds of Mid-Town, where the museums, including the Detroit Institute of Arts where we had just left, and the campus of Wayne … Continue reading
Posted in Dining, Wine
Tagged Brut Zero, Chardonnay, Cremant de Savoie, Cuvee Entre Amis, France, Jacquere, Jean-Francois Quenard, Pinot Noir, Vin de Savoie Cremant
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