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Simply Electrifying!
By: AJ McClellan Sometimes a bottle comes along that is truly a remarkable wine. I had one such experience Saturday afternoon here at Graileys. We had planned on it being a special night; I had a bottle of 1971 Dom … Continue reading
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La Confrerie de la Chaines des Rotisseurs Tasting
By Simon Roberts Graileys was recently invited to attend a wonderful evening of wine and food in Cozumel, Mexico. One of our members Mauricio Moreno is also a member of the Cozumel chapter of the La Confrerie de la Chaines … Continue reading
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Simon in Telluride
By: Simon Roberts A Very cool weekend in every sense of the word was spent in Telluride last week, the occasion – A couple of our members birthday’s and what better way to celebrate than with a few very special … Continue reading
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Rocking Tuesday
By the time clock struck 4pm, the place was abuzz with cork popping all over the room. My first stop was the 2006 Smith-Haut Lafitte Blanc. Youthful and aromatically expressive with big gooseberry, quince, lime blossom, orange peel and oaky … Continue reading
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Saturday at Graileys
By: AJ McClellan Saturday Afternoon was a great tasting at Graileys. We had a good group in and some fun bottles were popped around the table. I would have to say the Cardinale was my wine of the night. It … Continue reading
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Bond Steals the Show
By: AJ McClellan Yesterday was almost too much fun at Graileys. We had a few members in and a private party in the back room. While the back room was conducting business we popped a few epic bottles up front. … Continue reading
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Champagne Friday
It was 3pm when members started trickling in for 2013’s first official bubbly tasting and it did not let up until after 8pm. And where was I? Right in the thick of things energized by all the sniffing and sipping … Continue reading
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Heart’s Day
We spent much of the day perusing our inventory and sending offers to our clients who, presumably, were busy charting their day of the hearts. Well, fortunately for us, David E’s itinerary for the day included a Graileys drive by. … Continue reading
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Fat Tuesday
By Simon Roberts Holy Schnikes was the phrase of the day yesterday as a slow day very quickly turned into a Graileys classic. A nice little deal was struck on a small collection of Leroy wines mid-afternoon. As part of … Continue reading
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New World Meets Old World
Wine truly brings people together who are bound by nothing but a mutual passion and appreciation for good ‘ol juice. It was an epic night last night when both Mike Merriman, proprietor of Oregon’s Merriman Wines and Jean Trimbach, part … Continue reading
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