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Tag Archives: Rioja
Two From La Rioja Alta S.A.
I have had a love affair with Rioja for the last fifty years and I think they are well aware of it at my local wine shop The Fine Wine Source in Livonia, Michigan. I mean back when I was … Continue reading
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Tagged Garnacha, Graciano, Gran Reserva 904, Grenache, La Rioja Alta S.A., Rioja, Rioja Alavesa, Rioja Alta, Rioja Baja, Rioja Orientale, Rioja Reserva, Spain, Tempranillo, Vina Ardanza Reserva
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Manzanos Red Wine 1961 Spain
How often does one get the chance to taste a sixty-one-year-old wine, when they walk into their local wine shop, but this is what happened the other day. I was only seven, when this wine came out, and while I … Continue reading
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Tagged Bodegas Manzanos, Grenache, Manzanos Red Wine, Rioja, Rioja Alta, Spain, Tempranillo, Vino Tinto
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“Best Wine in the World”
“Best Wine in the World” was the banner stretched across the home page for Marques de Murrieta. Marques de Murrieta Castillo Ygay Gran Reserva Especial Rioja DOCa 2010 won the top position in the Wine Spectator “The Top 100 – … Continue reading
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Tagged Castillo Ygay, Finca Ygay, Gran Reserva, La Plana, La Rioja Alta, Marques de Murrieta, Mazuelo, Rioja, Rioja Baja, Rioja Orientale, Rioja Reserva, Spain, Tempranillo
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A Casual First Day in Vegas
Our first day in Las Vegas was a rather quiet day, much different from what most people envision a trip to Vegas to be, and much different, even from my early days. We were still maintaining Detroit time as a … Continue reading
Posted in Dining, Wine
Tagged CVNE Cune, Graciano, Gran Reserva, Italy, Mazuelo, Pinot Grigio, Rioja, Rioja Alta, Santa Margherita, Spain, Sud Tirol, Tempranillo, Trentino-Alto Adige, Valdadige DOC
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Two from Marqués de Murrier
With all that is going on, and since so many places have been shut down, if I can I try to make it a point to stop at my local wine shop to help in my small way at The … Continue reading
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Tagged Castillo Ygay, Finca Yguay, Garnacha, Graciano, Gran Reserva Especial, La Plana, Marques de Murrieta, Mazuelo, Rioja, Rioja Reserva, Spain, Tempranillo
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One Spanish, One French
The joys of wine are that there is always something new to discover, you don’t have to go to the market and keep buying the same wine every week. At my local wine shop and wine club The Fine Wine … Continue reading
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Tagged Bodegas Vina Hermenia, Bordeaux, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chateau d'Alix, Crianza, France, Graves, Grenache, Medoc, Merlot, Pessac-Leognan, Rioja, Rioja Baja, Rioja Orientale, Spain, Tempranillo
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More Raids on the Cellar
It may be still awhile before we can start going out for dinner, like we used to, but I do hope that pleasurable activity returns. It may be some time before there is full confidence, but until then I am … Continue reading
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Tagged California, Duckhorn Vineyards, Martin Codax, Napa Valley, Rioja, Sauvignon Blanc, Spain, Tempranillo
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February Birthdays 2020
For any of you that even casually read these articles, you have noticed that once a month, we all get together to celebrate all of the birthdays within the month for the immediate family. There are some aberrations to this … Continue reading
Posted in Dining, Wine
Tagged Alavesa, Arcturos, Artuke Bodegas y Vinedos, Black Star Farms, Dry Riesling, Graciano, Michigan, Old Mission Peninsula, Pies Negros, Rioja, Spain, Tempranillo
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The Night Before
I have stated that we have been in the midst of graduation parties and the clan from Louisville have twins that graduated this year. Since almost all of their relatives, for both of the parents are in the Detroit area, … Continue reading
Posted in Dining, Wine
Tagged Crianza, Ramon Bilbao, Rioja, Rioja Alta, Spain, Tempranillo
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