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Members Appreciation Day… Again…

By: AJ McClellan A few of our members missed our appreciation day last Thursday; so in true Grailey’s spirit we decided to pop a few bottles which then turned into another great Grailey’s night… 1986 Guigal La Turque – The … Continue reading

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Chablis , Champagne, Condrieu, and Cote Rotie. What more could you want?

We had a really fun tasting last week. Todd Mathis came in and tasted us through Martines Rhone portfolio with a few bubbles and Chablis thrown in. The tasting went great and as usual there were some awesome wines opened … Continue reading

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Another Friday Night

By: AJ McClellan Every Friday we have a different tasting here at Graileys, and somehow every Friday we end up with a world class collection of wines scattered across the table. This past Friday was no exception with all the … Continue reading

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Graileys Tasting of Paris

By: AJ McClellan We decided to go for a double blind tasting here at Graileys to replicate the tasting of Paris, putting Bordeaux and Burgundy up against California Cabernet and Chardonnay. The tasting was a pure delight and a lot … Continue reading

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Domaine de Villaine and Vieux Telegraph

By: AJ McClellan A great night at Graileys… We had Pierre de Benoist, winemaker for Domaine de Villaine and nephew of Aubert de Villaine (owner of DRC) as well as Daniel Brunier, owner and vigneron of Vieux Telegraph in to … Continue reading

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Surprising Dinner…

By: AJ McClellan After the tasting we went to York Street and had a great dinner to cap off the night. We brought some great wines but I think you would be surprised to see which was the star of … Continue reading

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Jones Family Tasting

By: AJ McClellan We had Dan Bailey of Jones Family come in on Friday to taste us on a vertical of his Sisters and Jones Family Cabernet Sauvignon. Dan is a great guy with a classic sense of humor and … Continue reading

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Piero Incisa Rocchetta and his wines

Super Tuscans have a long history of being… well, Super… But it all had to start somewhere and that was with Mario Incisa della Rochetta and a small little wine called Sassicaia. In 1968 Sassicaia made a name for themselves … Continue reading

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Bart Araujo

By: Simon Roberts It was a pleasure to see Bart Araujo  yesterday here at Graileys. I have been a long time fan of his wines, the attention to detail runs thru the whole operation culminating in wines of power and … Continue reading

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Chateau Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande Flight I

By: AJ McClellan It’s no secret that one of our favorite wines here at Graileys is Chateau Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande. So when our good buddy Dominique told us that he had taken over the importing of this great … Continue reading

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