Tag Archives: Rose

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 →

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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 →

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Christine Bertoli

Posted on May 22, 2017 by thewineraconteur

I went to another wine tasting, and this one featured Christine Mouton Bertoli, who along with her husband who was not in attendance, acquired Domaine Sainte Cecile du Parc in 2005 just outside of Pezenas in the Languedoc. I really … Continue reading →

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Boocoo

Posted on April 6, 2017 by thewineraconteur

This being Lent, it has been a rather dry period around here, as one of us gave up wine. I have also been working on the project that was stopped in the initial stages during my week of hell, and … Continue reading →

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An Extravagant Cameo

Posted on November 23, 2016 by thewineraconteur

We went to the cinema the other day. Let us suffice to say that there is a fan extraordinaire of the Harry Potter books and films in this house. I even went so far as to think about a magician’s … Continue reading →

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Forty?

Posted on September 18, 2016 by thewineraconteur

The Wine Raconteur Jr. turned forty and it makes me think of a meme on saw recently that said “We aren’t getting older, just our kids are.” That statement is so true, I mean, I first met him when I … Continue reading →

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A Return Trip to Elie’s

Posted on September 30, 2015 by thewineraconteur

Have you ever been someplace that is so awesome that it is terrifying to go back to? Elie’s in Birmingham, Michigan is the finest wine shop I have ever been to. I wrote about the shop before, but I am … Continue reading →

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Shady Lane Cellars

Posted on August 3, 2015 by thewineraconteur

The next stop on our whirl-wind tour of wineries in the Leelanau Peninsula was to Shady Lane Cellars. The winery was founded by Dr. Joseph O’Donnell, a neurosurgeon from Grand Rapids in 1987. It recently changed hands to Richard Fortune … Continue reading →

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An “Orange” Wine That I Had Forgot About

Posted on December 16, 2014 by thewineraconteur

Thankfully I have saved a lot of items over the years, I don’t think that I am a hoarder, but there are items that I have forgotten about and then I remember the moment. I was going through a folder, … Continue reading →

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Rockside Vineyards

Posted on September 9, 2014 by thewineraconteur

After our visit to Wyandotte Winery, we asked if there was another winery that we should visit while we were in the Columbus area, and Rockside Vineyards was touted with the remark “they have a great Cabernet Franc.” That is … Continue reading →

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