Category Archives: Tasting Notes
A Great Day For Pinot Noir
By: AJ McClellan We met James Beard award winning master chef and French Laundry partner Claude Koeberle over lunch while he was showing off his new vintage of Soliste wines. He was such a fun guy that we invited him … Continue reading
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Grateful Palate’s Chateau Chateau
By: AJ McClellan R Wines Winemakers is an Australian based wine producing company that has vineyards form all over Australia, the best of which is their Chateau Chateau wines from McLaren Vale and Barossa Valley. R Wines was founded in … Continue reading
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Champagne Friday
By: AJ McClellan Champagne is the drink of celebration; it has launched thousands of ships, toasted billions of weddings, and attended countless parties. Champagne has always been the wine of celebration; no other wine has been so closely associated with … Continue reading
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Verona Fiere #5
D’lynn Proctor This year marks my 5th visit to the World’s Largest Wine Fair and 1st as the Somme of the Elite Graileys team. Now for some of the readers who are unfamiliar or new to VinItaly, this is the … Continue reading
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It Started Like Any Other Day…
AJ McClellan I always have the feeling when Dave comes into town that something crazy is going to happen. Today started just like any other until Dave strolled in and declared it was time to open a bottle of wine… … Continue reading
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It’s always an adventure with Robert Kamen Part I
AJ McClellan We love it when winemakers come into Graileys to regale us with their stories and impress us with their wines; however Robert Kamen is unique even in a world full of the most eccentric people I have ever … Continue reading
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It’s always an adventure with Robert Kamen Part II
AJ McClellan After the ball got rolling there was no stopping it as our members went into their lockers picking their prized wines to share with Robert after he had been so kind to share his wines with us. 1995 … Continue reading
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If You Pop It, They Will Come Part II
AJ McClellan As our members trickled in one by one and tasted the already impressive lineup we had out they decided to contribute to the array of wine with a few bottles of their own. 2006 Jones Family The Sisters … Continue reading
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Starrs in Graileys – Crocker & Starr
AJ McClellan Pam Starr came into town yesterday to taste our members and us on her wines. Everyone was blown away, especially myself. All of her wines were very well structured and completely in balance. Everything that we tried was … Continue reading
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