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Bon Voyage Vino
By: Ryan Tedder A dear friend came by this week and he told us he is moving to Hawaii next week! As sad as we are to see him go we are very happy about being able to go visit … Continue reading
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Love at First Sip
Last Friday was one for the books… again. There was a parade of awesome juice opened last Friday that these wines below are just the highlights of that evening. Simon was in the UK for about a month and I … Continue reading
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Independence Juice
By: Ryan Tedder It was a ‘Merica type of long weekend at Graileys. We had a nice group of members new and old beating the summer heat and holiday weekend chicanery by sipping some tasty treats in the wine cave. … Continue reading
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Victory Lap
Wednesday’s Marcassin versus Burgundy tasting was one for the books. Marcassin clearly dominated the blind comparative tasting placing first, second and third places for the White Flight and taking first and third places for the Red Flight. Well, Ivan the … Continue reading
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One Fine Sangiovese
We live in a bubble. There, I said it. So many compelling examples of wine have been poured and shared at Graileys that there are days when it feels like I am simply going through the motions. Worse is, … Continue reading
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Marcassin vs Burgundy!
By: AJ McClellan A few months ago member and friend, Ivan the Fiver, and I had a discussion about the quality of Pinot Noir and Chardonnay out of California and how it rivals the great wines of Burgundy. We agreed … Continue reading
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Regal Whites and Kingly Reds
We started the day with a slew of noteworthy German wines when we checked out Terry Theise’ portfolio tasting earlier in the day. This was a great preview of the quality of the region’s 2012 vintage which based on the … Continue reading
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Diversified Wine Delights
By: Ryan Tedder What a fun day of wine drinking to kick off the weekend! We ran the gambit of flavor choices on another hot day in June. The whites were superb as were the reds. Here were some of … Continue reading
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Chevy and Lalande
When it rains, it really does pour. After a day of sending an offer on an epic collection of 2009 Bordeaux as well as the 200-point wine, 2008 Penfolds Grange, our day was capped by two phenomenal wines taking our … Continue reading
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