Tag Archives: Saint-Estephe

Two Unicorn Gifts

Posted on December 23, 2022 by thewineraconteur

Some time it is fun, just to walk around my local wine shop, The Fine Wine Source, and look at some items that I won’t be tasting, maybe dreaming about, but not tasting. I mean life would be boring, if … Continue reading →

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En Primeur Reds-Part One

Posted on June 25, 2021 by thewineraconteur

There I was at my local wine shop The Fine Wine Source and I was doing a wine tasting with one of the employees and kibbitzing with the owner of the shop as well, as he already had a chance … Continue reading →

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Two Additional Tastings

Posted on March 21, 2021 by thewineraconteur

When I went to pick up the March Wine Club selections from the Fine Wine Source, I actually had my better half with me, as she was running errands and I was tagging along. After a year of confinement, most … Continue reading →

Posted in Wine | Tagged Cabernet Sauvignon, Chateau Haute-Beausejour, France, Furmint, Hungary, Medoc, Merlot, Petit Verdot, Saint-Estephe, Tokaji-Oremus | 1 Comment

De Pez and Smith Haut Lafitte

Posted on March 3, 2021 by thewineraconteur

There are days when the Gods must look down upon me and decide to give that story-teller some real gems. After all the nectar of the Gods, is how some have always described wines, and when I am in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Wine | Tagged Bordeaux, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chateau de Pez, Chateau Smith Haut Lafitte, Cru Bourgeois, France, Graves, Medoc, Merlot, Pessac-Leognan, Petit Verdot, Saint-Estephe | Leave a comment

Two from the Old World

Posted on October 24, 2018 by thewineraconteur

As I recall, I was going to pick up my wine club selections from the Fine Wine Source in Livonia and believe it or not, I got waylaid in a wine shop. Some times I can make stops anywhere longer … Continue reading →

Posted in Wine | Tagged Bordeaux, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chateau Lillian Ladouys, France, Fresia, Italy, Langhe, Medoc, Merlot, Piedmont, Poderi Aldo Conterno, Saint-Estephe | Leave a comment

My Club’s Christmas Meeting

Posted on December 23, 2016 by thewineraconteur

The dinner club that I belong to has made some changes to the usual structure of the meetings. The Christmas meeting is now what is called a Dutch Treat meeting, meaning that each member pays for his dinner, and we … Continue reading →

Posted in Dining, Wine | Tagged Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chateau Coutelin, Cru Bourgeois, France, Malbec, Medoc, Merlot, Petit Verdot, Saint-Estephe | Leave a comment

The Audubon Bar

Posted on July 8, 2015 by thewineraconteur

As the reception at the Jockey Club was winding down, we ended up with two other couples trying to decide where to go for dinner that evening. It is amazing that with the subject of wine, I can always get … Continue reading →

Posted in Wine | Tagged Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chateau Le Crock, Cru Bourgeois, France, Medoc, Merlot, Petit Verdot, Saint-Estephe | Leave a comment

A Christmas Dinner with “The Caller” in Ann Arbor

Posted on December 24, 2014 by thewineraconteur

Another one of my cast of regulars has been dubbed “The Caller.” A little background information is called for, he and his charming wife tend to go out for dinner, especially when they are away for business; and often when … Continue reading →

Posted in Dining, Wine | Tagged Bordeaux, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chateau Moutinot, France, Medoc, Merlot, Saint-Estephe | 2 Comments

A Memory of Toronto

Posted on August 31, 2013 by thewineraconteur

When I was growing up, even though my Father came from Canada, we never went to Toronto. My Father used to refer to it as “Cow Town” and that may be because it was a much smaller city when he … Continue reading →

Posted in Dining, Wine | Tagged Bordeaux, Chateau Montrose, France, Medoc, Saint-Estephe | 3 Comments

The First Dinner of the “Titanic” Weekend

Posted on May 9, 2013 by thewineraconteur

When the initial reception was over and it was time for dinner, rather than all preceding to a private dining room, we all went to the main dining room at the Grand Hotel, Salle a Manger. We had met two … Continue reading →

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