Tag Archives: Sauvignon Blanc

Marche Bacchus

Posted on February 11, 2017 by thewineraconteur

Marche Bacchus is a wine shop, a wine bar and a French Bistro that overlooks a small lake populated with black swans in a residential section of Las Vegas, which is in the middle of the desert. Since we were … Continue reading →

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Symphony’s Restaurant

Posted on February 7, 2017 by thewineraconteur

After having finished our second wine tasting in Nevada and while still at Pahrump Valley Winery, we walked around the corner and had dinner at Symphony’s Restaurant. A very pleasant white linen restaurant on the grounds of the winery. The … Continue reading →

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Twas the Night Before the Eve

Posted on December 29, 2016 by thewineraconteur

It was the night before Christmas Eve and one of my assorted characters arrived in town to visit with her family. Ms. Yoga came into town with her son and she wanted to meet up with us, before she settled … Continue reading →

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Old City Hall

Posted on October 26, 2016 by thewineraconteur

Old City Hall Restaurant is in Bay City, Michigan and it is located in the building that was the old city hall of the city. We ended up in Bay City, because I was tagging along going as a guest … Continue reading →

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Mad Men Party Wines

Posted on September 20, 2016 by thewineraconteur

As more and more people came in to honor The Wine Raconteur Jr. on becoming forty, the rooms indoors were filling up quickly and I noticed that the tables under the tents in the back yard were also getting revelers. … Continue reading →

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A Crush

Posted on September 16, 2016 by thewineraconteur

I have carried a secret crush, maybe not so secret crush for Sophia Loren, almost all of my life, and let us say I aspire big. Ever since I was a kid and dragged along by my parents to the … Continue reading →

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Roughing It

Posted on August 11, 2016 by thewineraconteur

I always joke that my idea of roughing it is a Holiday Inn, but we were up on Mackinac Island and that can be a whole different version of roughing it. Most of the people in Michigan and some of … Continue reading →

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The Art Fair Starteth

Posted on July 30, 2016 by thewineraconteur

You may not be aware of the fact, but I am semi-retired and trying to acclimate to this new life style.  I guess that I am a clothier at heart and a merchant as well.  I was studying the calendar … Continue reading →

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Celani Family Wines

Posted on May 29, 2016 by thewineraconteur

Some days talking about wines makes everything fall in place. I met the new owners of the old Pier 500 in Wyandotte, Michigan the other day and naturally wine became a topic of discussion. When we were introduced I immediately … Continue reading →

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Dinner at Le Cirque

Posted on March 30, 2016 by thewineraconteur

What a great way to spend an evening away and to celebrate a birthday at the legendary Le Cirque in the wonderful Bellagio Hotel. The glamour and the richness of the evening were just beginning. We were all doing the … Continue reading →

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