Tag Archives: Spain

Bodegas Alto Moncayo

Posted on November 21, 2018 by thewineraconteur

I am trying two different wines at Fine Wine Source in Livonia, Michigan and they are both Garnache wines from Bodegas Alto Moncayo and both were of the same vintage (2015).  I wasn’t really sure how to react when I … Continue reading →

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I Try to Have Fun

Posted on November 7, 2018 by thewineraconteur

As I reflect on my past career, I had fun.  Through out the years I have encountered some people on both sides of the counter that if I could I would have avoided, but I guess that is true for … Continue reading →

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Two Marquises

Posted on November 5, 2018 by thewineraconteur

In the United States, peerage ranking is not really taught, so suffice it to say that a Marquis is a nobleman below a Duke, but above an Earl or a Count.  The most famous Marquis known in the United States … Continue reading →

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Start With Syrah

Posted on November 3, 2018 by thewineraconteur

One of the most popular questions that I receive is “what do you do?”  I respond that I am a retired clothier of some forty plus year at least, and in today’s lifestyle that word requires an explanation.  It was … Continue reading →

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The Hotel Frankfort

Posted on October 16, 2018 by thewineraconteur

After a couple good winery visits we were ready to check into a hotel and have dinner.   We planned on visiting wineries in the Leelanau Peninsula, because that would have us close to Frankfort, which I have written about several … Continue reading →

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Almost a Dry Lunch

Posted on September 4, 2018 by thewineraconteur

With Ms. Yoga in town, the week is all about scheduling, as she is in here for business.  The good news is that during the week that she is visiting, I actually have two readers of my blog that I … Continue reading →

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A New Wine Club

Posted on August 5, 2018 by thewineraconteur

We just signed on for the monthly wine club at The Fine Wine Source in Livonia, Michigan.  You may have noticed that I mention them if I go to a promotional wine tasting or sometimes I just go in to … Continue reading →

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A Traditional Father’s Day

Posted on June 26, 2018 by thewineraconteur

Another Father’s Day has passed and I did not receive a tie and I also didn’t barbecue.  For years, when I was in the men’s apparel business, ties were always a go-to item for the day, but since I was … Continue reading →

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Castillo Ygay Blanco Gran Reserva Especial

Posted on April 13, 2018 by thewineraconteur

This is a warning that I did not try this wine, and I don’t want anyone to get their skivvies bunched up.  In almost five years of writing about wines, I have only written about the wines that I have … Continue reading →

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Two from the Continent

Posted on February 22, 2018 by thewineraconteur

There I was trying some new wines at The Fine Wine Source in Livonia and I was just amazed at the range of wines that were being offered.  With the use of the Coravin system the wines poured were all … Continue reading →

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