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2009 Louis Latour Tasting

By: AJ McClellan Last night we have the privilege to taste through the 2009 lineup of Louis Latour Burgundies. The more I taste the 09’s the more impressed I am by their quality and consistency. I find that they each … Continue reading

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The Ghost Horse

By: AJ McClellan We had Todd “The Todd” Anderson in for a tasting of his famed Ghost Horse wines. With Todd’s Ghost Horse Spectre going for almost twice as much as Screaming Eagle and the fact that they are virtually … Continue reading

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Penfolds Tasting

By: AJ McClellan We had Matt Lane, the ambassador to Penfolds, come in to taste us through a great lineup of Penfolds labels. Matt was a character larger than life with a warm welcoming personality that made you want to … Continue reading

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Epic Burgundy Night

By: AJ McClellan The day started off easy enough, getting ready for our Jadot tasting. We were to taste through several Grand Crus from 1999, 2000, and 2001. Everything was ready and in place, that is until our members showed … Continue reading

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Scholium Project Tasting with Abe Schoener

By: AJ McClellan Last night we had the winemaker and owner of Scholium Project, Abe Schoener, in to taste us through a lineup of his newly released wines. Abe was once a College professor at St. John’s and he shows it well … Continue reading

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2009 Bouchard Tasting

By: AJ McClellan Last night we had Morgan Delacloche, the export manager for Bouchard, in to taste us through a lineup of 09 Burgundies. 2009 has been heralded as possibly being the best vintage of the decade, competing with 2005 … Continue reading

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Plumpjack and Cade Tasting

By: AJ McClellan We were privileged to have John Conover, partner for Plumpjack and Cade wines, drop in yesterday to taste us on his new lineup. Both labels showed up nicely for the tasting and afterwards we popped a few … Continue reading

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Wine Tasting with Bob Foley

By: AJ McClellan Last Friday we had Bob Foley in to taste us on his newly released wines. Bob has done it again! Each bottles showed excellent balance and finesse with just the right amount of fruit and a wonderful … Continue reading

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Bob Foley After Party

By: AJ McClellan Once the tasting was over with all the usual suspects went into the lockers and pulled out some real jewels to share with our guest. 2002 Robert Foley Claret – I think that this Claret has finally … Continue reading

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Bordeaux Blast

By: AJ McClellan What started out as a light night with a few members quickly turned into a battle of Bordeaux’s as one great bottle of Bordeaux came out after another each competing for the wine of the night… 2007 … Continue reading

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