Tag Archives: Syrah

Tua Rita Keir and Per Sempre

This Raconteur was in the presence of another Raconteur as Thomas Cuni led us on a wine tasting first of Damilano and then with Tua Rita at my local wine shop, The Fine Wine Source in Livonia, Michigan.  Rita and … Continue reading

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Tua Rita and Two from Notri

We had just finished tasting six wines from Damilano with Thomas Cuni at The Fine Wine Source, Livonia, Michigan and then we were going to taste four wines from Azienda Agricola  Tua Rita.  Tua Rita is located just outside Suvereto … Continue reading

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The Establishment in Charleston

We finally culminated Ms. Yoga’s birthday at the Establishment in Charleston.  Originally, another friend of Ms. Yoga was going to fly down for the weekend, but at the last minute that fell through.  Then Ms. Yoga invited another couple that … Continue reading

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Island Winery of Hilton Head Island

My Bride and I have not been great travelers, but we are slowly attempting to at least try a wine now, from every state that we visit.  So, we have just visited and tasted our sixth state winery, we have … Continue reading

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How to Spend an Anniversary

I would like to think of my Bride and I as romantics, well let me tell you how we spent our last anniversary.  We were over-dressed in our gymnasium sweat suit attire at a recycling center, which in my youth … Continue reading

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The Graduation Dinner Continues

It was fun watching our grandson indulge in one of his grandfather’s quirky enjoyments.  I would venture to say that most teenagers don’t go out on a regular basis for fine dining, in fact over the years, we have discovered … Continue reading

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Two From Riboli Family Wines

While we were at the Las Vegas Food & Wine Festival at Tivoli Village in between grazing on all the munchies, a fellow at one of the wine tables asked me if I had ever had a Los Angeles wine, … Continue reading

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AIX and Ethel M

 As we continued to graze and taste at the Las Vegas Food & Wine Festival at Tivoli Village, we were just having fun.  We were talking about wine and food and comparing notes with total strangers, but that was part … Continue reading

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Whatever Vineyards of Malibu Coast

I think that most people that start a wine blog, anticipate a deluge of wine samples and that they will never have to buy another bottle of wine.  That was the least of my thoughts back in May of 2012.  … Continue reading

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Two Labels That Ms. Yoga Wanted

While we were at Sandhill Crane Vineyards, Ms. Yoga got very excited about a wine label, which reminded her of another wine that she had brought to Casa Raconteur for us to try, and she was trying to figure out, … Continue reading

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