Tag Archives: Portugal

One Fun and One Serious

Posted on August 4, 2021 by thewineraconteur

You may not have noticed, but I enjoy wine, and my range of wines is getting wider as I am trying more and more varietals and styles of winemaking. My local wine shop and wine club, The Fine Wine Source, … Continue reading →

Posted in Wine | Tagged Aire, Alicante Bouschet, Azal-Tinto, Borracal, Brancelho, Cabernet Sauvignon, Coastal Region, Docal, Espadeiro, Espadeiro-Mole, Gazela, Grand-Noir, Koelenhof, Labrusco, Mulderbosch Vineyards, Padeiro-de-Basto, Pedral, Pical, Portugal, Rabo-de-Ovelha, Rose of Cabernet Sauvignon, Sogrape Vinhos, South Africa, Stellenbosch, Terroir Capital, Touriga Nacional, Trincadeira-Petra, Verdelho-Tinto, Vinhao, Vinho Verde Tinto | Leave a comment

Dessert at Vertical

Posted on June 9, 2021 by thewineraconteur

What can I say about a stellar evening of food and wine at a wine-centric restaurant like Vertical in Detroit? Since Vertical is owned by the people that own my local wine shop and wine club The Fine Wine Source, … Continue reading →

Posted in Dining, Wine | Tagged Benito Dusi Ranch, California, Central Coast, Esssence, Historic Series, Madeira, New York Malmsey Special Reserve, Portugal, Ridge Vineyards, The Rare Wine Company, Zinfandel | Leave a comment

Valentine’s Day at Home

Posted on February 19, 2021 by thewineraconteur

Sundays for the last year have been quiet stay at home days, of course for the last almost a year, every day has been a stay-at-home day. Sundays have become rather structured, regardless if it is a holiday or not … Continue reading →

Posted in Dining, Wine | Tagged Arinto, Broadbent Selection, California, California Champagne, Chardonnay, Chenin Blanc, French Colombard, Korbel, Loureiro, Minho, Pederna, Pinot Noir, Portugal, Trajadura, Vinho Verde | Leave a comment

Two Harbingers of Spring

Posted on January 28, 2021 by thewineraconteur

In between this winter weather, I still get a chance to get to my local wine shop the Fine Wine Source, even when it isn’t even time for a club selection. I am getting antsy, just like the rest of … Continue reading →

Posted in Wine | Tagged Bordeaux, Chateau Ducasse, France, Gazela, Graves, GravesBlanc, Loureiro, Minho, Portugal, Sauvignon Blanc, Semillon, Sogrape Vinhos, Vinho Verde | Leave a comment

Casa Pernoi

Posted on November 17, 2020 by thewineraconteur

We just recently ate at Casa Pernoi, the latest restaurant from the creative mind of Luciano Del Signore, and I have sung his praises for years. In fact, my Bride and I started going to the original Del Signore restaurant … Continue reading →

Posted in Dining, Wine | Tagged Band of Vintners "Consortium", Bravium, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, California, Chardonnay, Douro, Merlot, Napa Valley, Niepoort, Porto, Portugal, Russian River Valley, Sonoma County, Sousao, Tawny Ten Years Old, Tinta Amarela, Tinta Francisca, Tinta Roriz, Tinto Cao, Touriga Franca, Touriga Nacional | Leave a comment

Ramos Pinto Lagrima

Posted on December 22, 2019 by thewineraconteur

I thought I was all done with the tastings at The Fine Wine Source, but Vintage Wine Company had another wine to pull out of their sleeve. Vintage Wine Company represents Maisons Marques & Domaines, originally the marketing arm for … Continue reading →

Posted in Wine | Tagged Boal, Bual, Codega, Maisons Marques & Domaines, Malvasia Fina, Porto, Portugal, Rabigato, Rabo de Ovelha, Ramos Pinto, White Port | Leave a comment

A Return to Capo’s

Posted on March 13, 2019 by thewineraconteur

“Hey, what’s with the food around here? A kid comes up to me in a white jacket, gives me a Ritz cracker, and uh, chopped liver, he says, ‘Canapes’. I said, uh, ‘can of peas, my ass, that’s a Ritz … Continue reading →

Posted in Dining, Wine | Tagged 20 Year Old Tawny, Australia, Barossa Valley, Cabernet Sauvignon, California, Chardonnay, Corvina Veronese, Corvinone, F.LLI Allegrini, Italy, King of Prohibition, Lodi, Mourisco Tinto, Palazzo Della Torre, Peltier Winery & Vineyards, Port, Portugal, Ripasso, Rondinella, Sangiovese, Shiraz, Sousao, Tinta Amarela, Tinta Barroca, Tinta Cao, Tinta Roriz, Touriga Franca, Touriga Nacional, Upper Douro, Veneto, Veronese IGT, Viognier, W. & J. Graham's | 1 Comment

Ms. Yoga in Chartreuse

Posted on September 10, 2018 by thewineraconteur

I have to admit that for all of the years that I have known Ms. Yoga, Chartreuse is not her color. She has gone through the shades of purple, pink and teal, but not Chartreuse, but we got her into … Continue reading →

Posted in Dining, Wine | Tagged Aragonez, Bourgogne Cotes de Beaune, Caroline Lestime, Chardonnay, Domaine de la Bongram, Domaine de Roally, Domaine Jean-Noel Gegnard, Douro, France, Maconnaise, Portugal, Quinta do Tedo, Sous Equisons, Tempranillo, Tinta Roriz, Touriga Franca, Touriga Nacional, Vire-Clesse | Leave a comment

Villa Marine Bar

Posted on August 24, 2017 by thewineraconteur

While we were up in the wine country, we took a side excursion to another village that we have been to before. We went to Frankfort, Michigan which sits on the Betsy Bay. There is quite a marina just off … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged California, Caves de Cerca, Central Coast, Famega, Four Vines, Naked, Portugal, Rose, Santa Barbara County, Tinta Nacional, Tinta Roriz, Touriga Franca | 1 Comment

Two Wines on a Humid Day

Posted on July 17, 2017 by thewineraconteur

I look out at what is normally a busy main street that has been closed off to traffic for the Wyandotte Art Fair. I am not sure how art fairs thrive in other states, but Michigan is very pro-art fair, … Continue reading →

Posted in Wine | Tagged Azur Vineyards, Barraida, Fernao Pires, Luis Pato, Maria Gomes, Napa Valley, Portugal, Rose, Sercial, Sercialinho, Sierra Foothills, Syrah, Yountville | Leave a comment