Tag Archives: Tondre Grapefield

A Taste of Monterey – Summer 2024

We just received our wine club shipment from “A Taste of Monterey” that we joined by accident when we discovered the shop and that they could ship to Michigan, because then we were a Felony State for wine shipments, and … Continue reading

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A Taste of Monterey – Spring 2024 Selections

We have a wine club membership with A Taste of Monterey, it is their “Private Reserve Club” and we went with the gusto.  The idea is that with this classification we would be getting some wines that we definitely won’t … Continue reading

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ATOM Reserve Wine Club June 2022

We received our second shipment of wine club wines this month from A Taste of Monterey Wine Club and we opted years ago to get their Reserve Wine selections.  I mean back when we started with the club, Michigan was … Continue reading

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New Year’s Eve 2021/2022

It was dubbed the original “Amateur’s Night” by one of Hollywood’s most famous bad boys, Humphrey Bogart, who created the Rat Pack that eventually came to be associated with Frank and the boys.  A different era, a different lifestyle and … Continue reading

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New Year’s Eve

I have to admit that that I like to go out for dinner quite a bit and you may have noticed, as I like to write about restaurants almost as much as I like to write about wine. Suffice it … Continue reading

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Two Raconteurs for Christmas

We recently had a Christmas dinner for The Wine Raconteur and The Wine Raconteur Jr. The Wine Raconteur Jr. actually selected his nom de plume when he guest wrote an article for me, and I guess he chose that name … Continue reading

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Some More Wines from Monterey

One of the easiest ways to make this Wine Raconteur happy is when I receive another shipment from my wine club “A Taste of Monterey.” Since we pay for this wine club, I do not have to write that I … Continue reading

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