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by | November 8, 2012

Good Night, Better Wines….

By: AJ McClellan Another Epic night at Graileys. We were fortunately enough to have several great members stop in earlier this week and put out a lovely spread of wine.  The great bottles that were opened are too numerous to … Continue reading →

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by | November 6, 2012

Champagne Heaven

Last Saturday’s overflowing of exquisite Champagnes was one for the books. One of our members hosted a surprise birthday dinner for his wife who is a certified Champagne fanatic. First opened for the cocktail hour was the 2000 Billecart Salmon … Continue reading →

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by | November 2, 2012

Cracking Wines

By Simon Roberts We had a great group in last night and we tasted some cracking wines. Wines started flowing at 5PM with a superb 2009 Favia La Magdelena headlining the party. Andy Erickson’s Cabernet Franc-based wine is tasting damn … Continue reading →

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by | October 30, 2012

Giacosa, Leflaive, and the Election

By: Simon Roberts My good friend Mauricio dropped by late yesterday afternoon, it was a typical Monday, just playing catch up and getting the week ahead sorted. I had opened a bottle of 93 Giacosa Barbaresco to taste test from a … Continue reading →

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by | October 26, 2012

Moon-dusting Graileys

The last two days have set new standards here at Graileys. I mean, who else drinks 1989 Mouton two days in a row? And since today is Friday, who’s to say there will not be another 1989 Mouton waiting to … Continue reading →

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by | October 23, 2012

One Lafite in the glass is worth two in the bottle…

By: AJ McClellan Lafite is one of those wines that many of us do not get the opportunity to try on a regular basis. We here at Graileys have been fortunate enough’ to try it on several occasions and while … Continue reading →

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by | October 19, 2012

1996 Joseph Drouhin-Marquis de Laguiche Montrachet

  As one group of our members was participating in an Ehlers tasting last Wednesday, others were hanging around enjoying their own bottles. This is a classic scene in our wine spot. Indeed, the Graileys winos are a bunch like … Continue reading →

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by | October 17, 2012

Proper Graileys Night 2.0

David E was first in the door with bottles to restock his on-premise locker. One of the bottles was a 1986 Chateau L’Arrosee, a solitary bottle leftover from his old collection. The nose was lovely but the palate was a … Continue reading →

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by | October 16, 2012

2009 Opus One

By: AJ McClellan We just tasted the newest release of 2009 Opus One. The wine was opened three hours before we tasted it and it was singing in the glass. The nose showed deep black fruit, lavender, cedar, and huge … Continue reading →

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by | October 13, 2012

A Proper Graileys Night

By: Simon Roberts   So much fun last night, what started as an unusually quiet Friday afternoon turned into a proper Graileys night. Wines started flowing around 5:30 as members started digging into the cellar. First up Doc Scott pulled … Continue reading →

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