Tag Archives: Semillon

Christmas with The Wine Raconteur Jr. 2024 Part Two

Posted on January 18, 2025 by thewineraconteur

While my Bride was getting the main course prepared, she also had made her Caesar Salad, and vegetables. The main course of the meal, she started preparing the night before, as she was making two different types of Ribs in … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Barolo, Bodegas Manzanos, California, Cascine Rivette e Marena, Familia Fernandez de Manzanos, Grenache, Italy, Korbin Kameron, Manzanos Red Wine, Marchesi Villadoria, Moon Mountain District AVA, Moonridge Vineyards, Nebbiolo, Piedmont, Rioja, Rioja Alta, Sauvignon Blanc, Semillon, Serralunga, Sonoma County, Sweet Isla, Tempranillo, Vino Tinto | 2 Comments

Christmas With The Wine Raconteur Jr. 2024 – Part One

Posted on January 15, 2025 by thewineraconteur

I have an appreciation for nom de plumes, and so does The Wine Raconteur Jr., as he gave himself that sobriquet years ago, when he asked me, if he could try guest writing a couple of articles. I met him … Continue reading →

Posted in Dining, Wine | Tagged Auxerrois, Bordeaux Blanc, Chardonnay, Chateau d"Yquem "Y", Cote Chalonnais, Cremant de Bourgogne, Domaine Albert Bichot, France, Maconnaise, Pinot Noir, Sauvignon Blanc, Semillon, Ygrec | Leave a comment

The Last Three Wines from the Korbin Kameron Tasting

Posted on January 6, 2025 by thewineraconteur

This last sponsored tasting for the year at The Fine Wine Source in Livonia, Michigan featured Korbin Ming who also brought a library wine from Moonridge Vineyards to taste alongside his current offering, plus a dessert wine. It couldn’t get … Continue reading →

Posted in Wine | Tagged Cabernet Sauvignon, California, Korbin Kameron, Late Harvest, Moon Mountain District AVA, Moonridge Vineyards, Mount Veeder, Napa Valley, Sauvignon Blanc, Semillon, Sonoma County, Sweet Isla | Leave a comment

Korbin Ming Hosts Korbin Kameron Wines

Posted on December 28, 2024 by thewineraconteur

Korbin Ming hosted another wine tasting at The Fine Wine Source in Livonia, Michigan. I have been watching the reconstruction of the winery after the Tubbs Fire in 2018, in which they lost buildings, homes and part of the vineyard. … Continue reading →

Posted in Wine | Tagged California, Korbin Kameron, Moon Mountain District AVA, Moonridge Vineyards, Mount Veeder, Sauvignon Blanc, Semillon, Sonoma County, Sonoma Valley | 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

Jubilee Wine Selections

Posted on October 20, 2024 by thewineraconteur

It was the first dedicated wine tasting in the new annex room at The Fine Wine Source in Livonia, Michigan. The tasting was on Saturday, and the city gave permission to use the new room the day before. Stanislas (Stan) … Continue reading →

Posted in Wine | Tagged Bordeaux Blanc, Chateau Bouscaut, Chateau de Camarsac, Famille Lurton, France, Grand Cru, Graves, Jubilee Wine, Loire Valley, Melon, Melon de Bourgogne, Muscadet, Muscadet Sevre et Maine Sur Lie, Pessac-Leognan, Sauvignon Blanc, Semillon, Thierry Lurton, Vignoble Ollivier-Cottenceau | 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

Echo, Chateau Lynch-Bages and Blanc

Posted on September 14, 2024 by thewineraconteur

We were coming up to the second half of the wine tasting at The Fine Wine Source in Livonia, Michigan with the special host Pierre Louis Araud of Famille JM Cazes. We were going to enjoy Echo de Lynch-Bages, a … Continue reading →

Posted in Wine | Tagged Blanc de Lynch-Bages, Bordeaux, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chateau Lynch-Bages, Echo de Lynch-Bages, Famille JM Cazes, France, Haut-Bages Averous, Medoc, Merlot, Muscadelle, Pauillac, Petit Verdot, Sauvignon Blanc, Semillon | Leave a comment

Ashes & Diamonds – Part One

Posted on August 31, 2024 by thewineraconteur

There was a daily double happening at The Fine Wine Source in Livonia, Michigan as there was two special wine tastings in the same week. The first tasting featured Kashy Khaledi of Ashes & Diamonds Winery. In 2017, he launched … Continue reading →

Posted in Wine | Tagged Ashes & Diamonds Winery, Blanc No. 8, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, California, Los Carneros, Merlot, Napa Valley, Oak Knoll, Santa Cruz Mountains, Sauvignon Blanc, Semillon, Vin Rouge No. 5, Yountville | 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