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Tag Archives: Veneto
Honey Bubbles Sparkling Moscato NV
We were walking around at the Las Vegas Food & Wine Festival with our empty wine glasses, but at a festival like this, the glasses do not stay empty for long. We came up to one of the booths that … Continue reading
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Tagged Asti, Charmat Method, Honey Bubbles, Italy, Muscat Blanc a Petits Grains, Muscat Canelli, Muscat of Alexandria, Sparkling Moscato, Veneto
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A Couple of Amarone Wines
There I was tasting some wines and offering my lay opinions at The Fine Wine Source in Livonia, Michigan, which sometimes seems to be my home away from home. I was getting ready to leave and then a couple of … Continue reading
Another Day Date
One of the great things these days, is the chance to have dates again with my Bride, though she may be getting tired of being with me, after the last almost two years. She is probably happy, that we don’t … Continue reading
Posted in Dining, Wine
Tagged Avisiss, Charmat Method, Glera, Italy, Prosecco, Trinchero Family Estates, Veneto
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The Daxton Hotel
The other day we were out shopping in the city of Birmingham. Which has a charming downtown area, and one could walk around, shop, dine and drink. My perfect environment for a leisurely day out. We even did some shopping … Continue reading
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Tagged Bernard Fouquet, Cantine Umberto Bortolotti, Chenin Blanc, Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco DOCG, Cuvee de Silex, Domaine des Aubuisieres, France, Glera, Italy, Loire Valley, Prosecco di Conegliano-Vadobbiadene, Prosecco Superiore, Valdobbiadene, Veneto, Vouvray
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May 2021 Wine Club Selection
Getting back in the swing of things after a vacation and I had jumped the gun, so I had to go back to visit The Fine Wine Source twice in one week. Certainly, one of the better places to visit, … Continue reading
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Tagged American Vintners, Cabernet Franc, Classified Vintners, Colli Berici, Enrico Marcato, Italy, La Giareta, Pinot Noir, Sonoma Coast, Veneto
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Two Interesting Italian Wines
I may not get out as much as I used to this year, I still enjoy going to my wine shop The Fine Wine Source. There are times that I need to place an order, times to just shop and … Continue reading
Posted in Wine
Tagged Caruso & Minini, Corvina Veronese, F.LLI Allegrini, Italy, La Grola, Naturalmente Bio, Oseleta, Perricone, Sicily, Terre Siciliane IGT, Veneto, Veronese IGT
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Bar Louie
Bar Louie is a restaurant that normally my Bride and one of her former coworkers go to, for get-togethers about once a month. She actually has a couple of different places that she uses for different coworkers as she does … Continue reading
Posted in Dining, Wine
Tagged Charmat Method, delle Venezie IGT, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Glera, Italy, Lumina, Pinot Grigio, Pinot Noir, Ruffino, Sparkling Rose, Trentino-Alto Adige, Veneto
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An Amarone and an Eiswein
A dinner with The Wine Raconteur (Sr.) and Jr. and the two lovely brides, and some cameo appearances by the children. It was the perfect setting for a Christmas season dinner and we were happy to be squeezed in to … Continue reading
Posted in Dining, Wine
Tagged Amarone della Valpolicella, Corvina, Corvinone, Eiswein, Famiglia Pasqua, Germany, Italy, Kessler-Zink, Negrara, Pasqua Vigneti e Cantine, Rheinhessen, Rondinella, Silvaner, Veneto
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Bay Harbor, Michigan
If you are like me, you may have heard of Bay Harbor or mistaken it for some of the other harbors both in Michigan and across the country. My Bride was going up for a board meeting and I was … Continue reading
Hard Choices for Our Entrées
Most restaurants have multiple entrée choices, but what happens when you go some place where they offer two distinct gourmet ethnic concepts. I mean when you go to a steak house, you only have to choose from the different cuts … Continue reading
Posted in Dining, Wine
Tagged Campofiorin, Corvina, Italy, Masi Agricola, Molinara, Ripasso, Rondinella, Rosso del Veronese, Veneto
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