Tag Archives: Tinta Amarela

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

Elia On the River

Posted on February 27, 2025 by thewineraconteur

We were getting closer to the wedding and more people were meeting up, and at least the majority of our crowd ended up at the same hotel, through the arrangements of the cruise line. The hand steamer that my Bride … Continue reading →

Posted in Dining, Wine | Tagged 20 Year Old Tawny, Argentina, Chandon Argentina, Colli di Luni DOC, Italy, Lujan de Cuyo, Malbec, Mourisco Tinto, Otima 20, Portugal, Reserva, Sousao, Tawny, Tempranillo, Tenuta la Ghiaia, Terrazas de los Andes, Tinta Amarela, Tinto Barroca, Tinto Cao, Tinto Roriz, Touriga Franca, Touriga Nacional, Uco Valley, Vermentino, Warre's | Leave a comment

A Wine Delivery to The Caller

Posted on January 12, 2025 by thewineraconteur

We were going to meet The Caller, as they live in a remote area, and they asked us to get them some wine. Which was opportune, as we could get together to see them for the Christmas season, as they … Continue reading →

Posted in Dining, Wine | Tagged Belleruche, Bourboulenc, Charmat Method, Clairette, Cotes du Rhone Blanc, Da Luca, France, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Glera, Grenache Blanc, Italy, M. Chapoutier, Marinotti Method, Mourisco Tinto, Otima 10, Porto, Portugal, Prosecco, Roussanne, Sousao, Tawny Ten Years Old, Tempranillo, Tinta Amarela, Tinto Barroca, Tinto Cao, Tinto Roriz, Touriga Franca, Touriga Nacional, Veneto, Viognier, Warre's | 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

With The Caller Again at Arta’s

Posted on February 13, 2023 by thewineraconteur

It is always a great evening when we can be with The Caller and his wife. He received the nom de plume of The Caller, from the early days of my writing this blog, as he was always sending me … Continue reading →

Posted in Dining, Wine | Tagged 12 e Mezzo Fashion Edition, Arnaud Lambert, Breze, Cabernet Franc, Clos Mazurique, Douro, France, Graham's Six Grapes, Italy, Loire Valley, Malvasia Bianca, Mourisco Tinto, Portugal, Puglia, Reserve Porto, Salento IGT, Saumur, Sousao, Tempranillo, Tinta Amarela, Tinta Barroca, Tinta Roriz, Tinto Cao, Touriga Franca, Touriga Nacional, Varvaglione 1921, Varvaglione Vigne & Vini srl, W&J Graham's | Leave a comment

Two Unicorn Gifts

Posted on December 23, 2022 by thewineraconteur

Some time it is fun, just to walk around my local wine shop, The Fine Wine Source, and look at some items that I won’t be tasting, maybe dreaming about, but not tasting. I mean life would be boring, if … Continue reading →

Posted in Wine | Tagged 600 Points Grands Cru Classes, Chateau Cos D'Estournel, Chateau Leoville Poyferre, Chateau Pape Clement, Chateau Pavie, Chateau Pontet-Canet, France, Pauillac, Pessac-Leognan, Porto, Portugal, Quinto do Vallado, Quinto do Vallado ABF Porto Mito Vellho 1888, Saint -Emilion Grand Cru, Saint-Estephe, Saint-Julien, Tinta Amarela, Tinta Barroca, Tinta Roriz, Touriga Franca, Touriga Nacional | Leave a comment

Louis’ Chop House

Posted on September 17, 2021 by thewineraconteur

There were the four of us continuing a birthday celebration, that I tagged along on, as we know that I have no shame. We were going to Louis, but not Louis in the Bronx. We were going to an old-fashioned … Continue reading →

Posted in Dining, Wine | Tagged Barone Fini, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chateau Teyssier, Deutsch Family Wine & Spirits, Dow's, France, Italy, Mourisco Tinto, Pinot Grigio, Portugal, Saint -Emilion Grand Cru, Souzao, Tawny Ten Years Old, Tinta Amarela, Tinta Barroca, Tinta Roriz, Tinto Cao, Touriga Franca, Touriga Nacional, Valdadige DOC | Leave a comment

Casa Pernoi

Posted on November 17, 2020 by thewineraconteur

We just recently ate at Casa Pernoi, the latest restaurant from the creative mind of Luciano Del Signore, and I have sung his praises for years. In fact, my Bride and I started going to the original Del Signore restaurant … Continue reading →

Posted in Dining, Wine | Tagged Band of Vintners "Consortium", Bravium, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, California, Chardonnay, Douro, Merlot, Napa Valley, Niepoort, Porto, Portugal, Russian River Valley, Sonoma County, Sousao, Tawny Ten Years Old, Tinta Amarela, Tinta Francisca, Tinta Roriz, Tinto Cao, Touriga Franca, Touriga Nacional | Leave a comment

A Return to Capo’s

Posted on March 13, 2019 by thewineraconteur

“Hey, what’s with the food around here? A kid comes up to me in a white jacket, gives me a Ritz cracker, and uh, chopped liver, he says, ‘Canapes’. I said, uh, ‘can of peas, my ass, that’s a Ritz … Continue reading →

Posted in Dining, Wine | Tagged 20 Year Old Tawny, Australia, Barossa Valley, Cabernet Sauvignon, California, Chardonnay, Corvina Veronese, Corvinone, F.LLI Allegrini, Italy, King of Prohibition, Lodi, Mourisco Tinto, Palazzo Della Torre, Peltier Winery & Vineyards, Port, Portugal, Ripasso, Rondinella, Sangiovese, Shiraz, Sousao, Tinta Amarela, Tinta Barroca, Tinta Cao, Tinta Roriz, Touriga Franca, Touriga Nacional, Upper Douro, Veneto, Veronese IGT, Viognier, W. & J. Graham's | 1 Comment

U of M vs. Iowa

Posted on November 25, 2016 by thewineraconteur

While I was attending my cousin’s son’s wedding, I received a message from my wayward friend The Caller. I never know when he is going to send me text messages, but it usually is interesting, non-the less. He and his … Continue reading →

Posted in Dining, Wine | Tagged Cabernet Sauvignon, California, Douro, Dow's, France, Jean-Charles Boisset, Kirkland Signature, Medoc, Merlot, Mourisco Tinto, Portugal, Raymond Vineyard & Cellar, Sousao, The Inaugural R Collection by Raymond, Tinta Amarela, Tinta Barroca, Tinta Roriz, Tinto Cao, Touriga Franca, Touriga Nacional, Vintage Porto | Leave a comment