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Canon and Pichon Lalande
A couple of fantastic bottles were shared around Graileys last Tuesday. The team just finalized the purchase of an amazing collection that featured a 17-year vertical of Pichon Lalande so, expectedly, Simon’s first cork fatality was a 1979 Pichon Lalande. … Continue reading
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Bubbles Make You Live Longer and More Prosperous
By: Ryan Tedder Okay so the title of this blog may be pure conjecture but it is a steadfast belief. Great Champagne makes every day better and you cannot drink it with a frown on your face-it is simply … Continue reading
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Some old Friends and some New Ones.
By: AJ McClellan Yesterday was a fun opportunity to taste a few wines that don’t get opened all the time. One was the Clos st Hune from Trimbach. This Riesling was drinking very well for how young it is with … Continue reading
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1995 Lafite-Rothschild
The so-called emperor of wine certainly took its sweet time to reveal the innate complexity and beautiful perfume that it is coveted for. It was reticent in the first hour, slowly revealing subtle notes of cedar, blackcurrant, tobacco, herbs, iron, graphite, … Continue reading
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The 69 and the 61!
By: AJ McClellan Some days are a real treat here at Graileys, and the funniest thing is that they typically come on the most unassuming days… Yesterday was one such afternoon. It was a quiet day with very little going … Continue reading
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Robert Foley and His Lovely Wines
By: Ryan Tedder Every year it is like Christmas all over again when we host the legendary winemaker Robert Foley in January and taste through his current releases. Not only do Bob’s wines sing with marvelous consistentcy and overly generous … Continue reading
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Wine of the Hour
I’ve been eyeing this bottle over the last couple of months and the time to uncork it finally came last Friday when two Italian-centric clients walked in with ‘something different’ in mind. Well, the 2001 Romano Dal Forno Valpolicella Superiore … Continue reading
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First Wines of the New Year
By: AJ McClellan Last night was the beginning of a new year from Graileys and the few members that stopped by waited no time in pulling some goodies from the back. While there were some disappointing wines I was very … Continue reading
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2013 Send Off…
By AJ McClellan Yesterday we sat around the table with a few members having some of the last wines Graileys will see for 2013. We definitely put together a stunning collection for one of the last days of 2013! Of … Continue reading
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Wine Report Card 2013
At Graileys, we are regularly steeped in unbelievably amazing wines throughout the year. This regular debauchery culminated in the Members Appreciation Event when we blind-tasted 32 wines hoping to find the best one of the lot. Let me tell you, … Continue reading
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