Tag Archives: Sauternes

Two Sauternes and a Barsac

Posted on October 30, 2025 by thewineraconteur

While we were officially done with the scheduled tastings at The Fine Wine Source, my Bride asked about some Sauternes wines, as the holidays will soon be upon us, and she has some ideas. And naturally this region is famous … Continue reading →

Posted in Wine | Tagged Barsac, Chateau Bastor-Lamontagne, Chateau Coutet, Chateau Rieussec, France, Les Carmes de Rieussec, Muscadelle, Sauternes, Sauvignon Blanc, Sauvignon Gris, Semillon | 5 Comments

Bordeaux Wine Tasting – Part Four

Posted on April 27, 2025 by thewineraconteur

We were coming up to the end of the Bordeaux Wine Tasting at The Fine Wine Source in Livonia, Michigan, as I looked at the printout furnished for the tasting. As I always count the wine selections to figure out … Continue reading →

Posted in Wine | Tagged Bordeaux, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chateau de Fargues, Chateau Gruaud Larose, Chateau Troplong Mondot, France, Medoc, Merlot, Saint-Emilion Premier Grand Cru, Saint-Julien, Sauternes, Sauvignon Blanc, Semillon | 5 Comments

Dinner After the Play

Posted on February 8, 2025 by thewineraconteur

When my Bride and her friend were planning to go see “A Beautiful Noise” they were also deciding where to go for dinner. Her friend had said a couple of times that she would like to try Le Supreme, since … Continue reading →

Posted in Dining, Wine | Tagged Arnaud de Villeneuve, Domaine de L'Alliance, Domaine Regis Minet, France, Grenache Blanc, IGP Catalanes, Loire, Muscadelle, Pouilly Fume, Rancio, Sauternes, Sauvignon Blanc, Sauvignon Gris, Semillon, Tabacal Dos, Tresmontaine, vieilles vignes | Leave a comment

After Dinner at The Earle

Posted on December 4, 2024 by thewineraconteur

There were five of us having dinner at The Earle in Ann Arbor, all five I guess are “foodies,” but only four of us are really in to wine, the fifth will enjoy a glass of what we were having, … Continue reading →

Posted in Dining, Wine | Tagged 20 Year Old Tawny, Chateau Guiraud, Fonseca, France, Gould Campbell, Mourisco Tinto, Oporto, Petit Guiraud, Port, Porto, Portugal, Sauternes, Sauvignon Blanc, Semillon, Sousao, Tempranillo, Tinta Amarela, Tinta Roriz, Tinto Barroca, Tinto Cao, Touriga Franca, Touriga Nacional | Leave a comment

An Auslese and Two from Sauternes

Posted on October 11, 2024 by thewineraconteur

I was very surprised and elated after tasting six dry wines at my local wine shop The Fine Wine Source in Livonia, Michigan when they poured three famed after dinner wines. One German and two from France. I have to … Continue reading →

Posted in Wine | Tagged Auslese, Berg Rottland, Chateau d'Yquem, Chateau de Fargues, France, Germany, Rheingau, Riesling, Rusesheim, Sauternes, Sauvignon Blanc, Semillon, VDP Grosse Lage, Weingut Carl Ehrhard | Leave a comment

Our Fourth Trip to Butch’s Dry Dock

Posted on August 13, 2024 by thewineraconteur

I am always preaching to my Bride that we can’t keep going to the same restaurant or to continue drinking the same wines; I tell her that my blog can be boring enough to some without all the repetition. Then … Continue reading →

Posted in Dining, Wine | Tagged Andalucia, Aurora, Bodegas Yuste, Bourgogne, Chateau Rieussec, Chorey-Les-Beaune, Domaine Tollot-Beaut, France, Jerez, Les Carmes de Rieussec, Montilla-Moriles, Pedro Ximenez, Pinot Noir, Sauternes, Sauvignon Blanc, Semillon, Sherry, Spain | Leave a comment

Dinner at Le Supreme

Posted on March 2, 2024 by thewineraconteur

It was a Sunday evening and we had booked an early dinner at Le Supreme, before we went to see “Wicked” with another couple. My Bride and I had brunch there a couple of months earlier, right after their opening; … Continue reading →

Posted in Dining, Wine | Tagged Botrytis, Cabernet Franc, Chateau du Petit Thouars, Chateau Guiraud, Chinon, France, Les Georges, Loire Valley, Premier Grand Cru Classe, Sauternes, Sauvignon Blanc, Semillon | Leave a comment

The Statler French American Bistro

Posted on September 3, 2023 by thewineraconteur

I keep having a difficult time typing or saying Statler without Hilton, and not because of the two characters in the private theater box on the Muppets, because for years on Washington Boulevard and Grand Circus Park stood the Statler-Hilton … Continue reading →

Posted in Dining, Wine | Tagged Botrytis, Cabernet Franc, Chateau Roumieu-Lacoste, Chinon, Domaine de Pallus, France, Les Pensees de Pallus, Loire Valley, Sauternes, Semillon | 1 Comment

Café Boulud in Toronto

Posted on July 19, 2023 by thewineraconteur

As I said one of the joys of finding a fine dinner experience in Toronto, which should have been easy, was difficult, because it was Canada Day. My brain decided that the best chance of finding a nice dinner was … Continue reading →

Posted in Dining, Wine | Tagged Castelnau de Suduiraut, Chardonnay, Chateau Suduiraut, Domaine Louis Moreau, France, Petit Chablis, Rioja Alavesa, Rioja Alta, Rioja Reserva, Sauternes, Sauvignon Blanc, Semillon, Spain, Tempranillo, Vina Bujanda | 4 Comments

Ms. Yoga Revisits The Earle

Posted on January 20, 2023 by thewineraconteur

Years ago, just after The Wine Raconteur and his Bride, Ms. Yoga frequented The Earle; one of our favorite haunts, especially if we are in Ann Arbor. She wanted to go there with us, and of course, how could we … Continue reading →

Posted in Dining, Wine | Tagged Bourgogne Blanc, Chardonnay, Chateau Bastor-Lamontagne, Domaine Alain Chavy, France, Les Charmes de Bastor-Lamontagne, Muscadelle, Sauternes, Sauvignon Blanc, Sauvignon Gris, Semillon | Leave a comment