Tag Archives: Spain

Spanish Wine Event – Part One

Posted on August 31, 2025 by thewineraconteur

The Fine Wine Event in Livonia, Michigan offered to its Wine Club members an invitation to a tasting of Spanish wines, including one from 2000. We started the tasting off with Bodegas Agro de Bazan Granbazan Etiqueta Verde Albarino Salnés … Continue reading →

Posted in Wine | Tagged Albarino, Bodegas Agro de Bazan, Crianza, Crianzo Blanco, Etiqueta Ambar, Etiqueta Verde, Granbazan, Macabeo, Malvasia, R Lopez de Heredia Vina Tondonia, Rias Baixas, Rioja, Spain, Val do Salnes, Vina Gravonia, Viura | 3 Comments

The Wedding Reception

Posted on March 5, 2025 by thewineraconteur

The great thing was that the Bride looked lovely and they had a wonderful ceremony which is the desire of all the attendees. Between the time of the wedding and the reception, all that were joining in for the honeymoon … Continue reading →

Posted in Dining, Wine | Tagged 6eme Sens Blanc, Chardonnay, Crianza, Dow's, France, Gerard Bertrand, Grenache Blanc, Grupo Olarra, IGP Pays d'Oc, Mourisco Tinto, Port, Porto, Portugal, Quinta do Bomfilm, Rioja, Sauvignon Blanc, Single Quinta Vintage Porto, Souzao, Spain, SQVP, Tempranillo, Tinta Amarela, Tinta Barroca, Tinta Cao, Tinta Roriz, Touriga Franca, Touriga Nacional, Viognier | Leave a comment

94’th Aero Squadron Restaurant

Posted on February 24, 2025 by thewineraconteur

Not only did we arrive early for our flight, but we were also actually two days early prior to the wedding. Of course, I had no idea who else was going to be in Miami so early and it was … Continue reading →

Posted in Dining, Wine | Tagged Albarino, Bouza do Rei, Douro, Lagar de Bouza, Porto, Portugal, Rias Baixas, Sandeman, Spain, Twenty Year Old Tawny | Leave a comment

“A Beautiful Noise”

Posted on February 5, 2025 by thewineraconteur

You may have noticed over the years that my Bride is a planner, and she often plans things with her one of her former work associates. I joke because sometimes, I am the afterthought, as they were going to see … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized, Wine | Tagged Brut, Catalonia, Cava, Champana, Macabeo, Marques de Caceres, Methode Traditionelle, Parellada, Spain, Xarel-lo | Leave a comment

Kamper’s

Posted on January 9, 2025 by thewineraconteur

My Bride and I are still tourists in Detroit, even though I was born in the borough of Delray, then Southwest Detroit and went to school and college there, while my Bride had her first real job in downtown. During … Continue reading →

Posted in Wine | Tagged Albarino, Bodegas Agro de Bazan, Etiqueta Verde, Galicia, Granbazan, Rias Baixas, Spain, Val do Salnes | Leave a comment

An Albarin, a Chablis, and a Sherry

Posted on November 13, 2024 by thewineraconteur

In case you never noticed my Bride can be impulsive, or as Micheleen Flynn would say “impetuous.” While we were making our reservations for seeing Bernadette Peters, she saw a movie poster for a film, that I had not heard … Continue reading →

Posted in Dining, Wine | Tagged Albarin, Albarin Blanco, Chablis, Chardonnay, El Maestro Sierra, Fevre-Fevre, France, Jerez, Jerez de la Frontera, Leon, Marcel et Blanche, Pardevalles Estate, Pedro Ximenez, Sherry, Spain, Tierra de Leon, Vinedos y Bodega Pardevalles Estate | Leave a comment

Fine Wine Source Club Selections – October 2024

Posted on October 17, 2024 by thewineraconteur

We had a busy day this morning, even finished all of the Christmas shopping and then we stopped to pick up our wine club selections from The Fine Wine Source in Livonia, Michigan; plus, we wanted to be nosy and … Continue reading →

Posted in Wine | Tagged Bodegas Nexus & Frontaura, Cabernet Sauvignon, Camino, Castilla y Leon, Columbia Valley, Frenchman Hills, Red Stake, Ribera Del Duero, Spain, Tempranillo, Tomé Group of Brands, Tomebrands, Washington | Leave a comment

Dinner Overlooking Riverside Park

Posted on September 26, 2024 by thewineraconteur

People are always writing to me “what is your favorite wine” and I always respond that it depends on the moment. While I was celebrating my Birthday Week/Month we were the surprise recipients of a couple of tickets to go … Continue reading →

Posted in Dining, Wine | Tagged Canada, La Mancha, Melange International, Pelee Island Winery, Pinot Grigio, Sauvignon Blanc, Spain, Toro Bravo, Verdejo, Wines and Company | Leave a comment

Aventura

Posted on September 23, 2024 by thewineraconteur

I am like a little kid, especially for birthday celebrations, and my Bride pampers me, because she knows that there is truth when I tease her that she is a creature of habit, as we would probably only go to … Continue reading →

Posted in Dining, Wine | Tagged Albarino, Fento Wines, Galicia, Granja Nuestra, Las Lindes de Remelluri, Rias Baixas, Rioja, Rioja Alavesa, Senora de Remellluri, Spain, Tempranillo, Valle del Saines, Vinedos de Labastida | 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