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Champagne on a Saturday
By: AJ McClellan A great Saturday afternoon as a few members got together to improvise a Champagne tasting. Every bottle opened was delicious but the 96 Krug was far and away the best of the night… NV Pierre Peters Blanc … Continue reading
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Quiet (a)Tuesday
By: LA Perkel Tuesday afternoon was action packed in terms of the quality of the wines we had opened. Although our first bottle, a 1990 Salon, was oh-so-subtly corked, that didn’t dissuade us from forging on. And when the 1989 … Continue reading
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Dinner With The Don !
By: Simon Roberts What started out as a spontaneous Sunday evening treat turned into a memorable experience yesterday with some superb food, exceptional wine and more importantly, great company. Thank you so much to Don and Ellen and their son … Continue reading
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Bordeaux Sipping
By: LA Perkel We always say, “At Graileys, you just never know what happens next”, but one constant is we can never get our hands off our inventory. For quality control purposes, we regularly open random bottles from recently purchased … Continue reading
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Graileys Tasting in Hong Kong
By: Simon Roberts Graileys hosted a tasting in conjunction with Christopher Burgess and Julius Baer Banking at the superb George Restaurant in Hong Kong’s most exclusive enclave, Parkview Estates. This city-within- a-city is a completely self sustaining luxury complex nestled … Continue reading
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Hong Kong…. I love this town.
By: Simon Roberts A couple of collectors joined Dave and I on our first dinner tasting in Chef Harlan Goldstein’s Gold Restaurant which went off very well in true Graileys fashion. Our group gathered to enjoy a fun night of … Continue reading
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“I’ll gladly pay you Tuesday for a Grand Cru Burgundy today…” – Wimpy
By: LA Perkel Now, even Wimpy would likely promise to pay you Friday for a taste of three Grand Cru Burgundy on a Thursday. Grand Cru, the highest level of vineyard classification of Burgundy represents just over 1.3% of the … Continue reading
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A Fun Saturday Night!
By: AJ McClellan Saturday was a great night in Graileys! The 99 Blankiet surprised me with how softly it was drinking, but the wine of the night was the 99 Charvin by far. A lovely CDP with all the classic … Continue reading
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Recently at Graileys….
By: LA Perkel It was a smorgasbord-of-wine-kind-of-night, with a 2008 DRC Vosne-Romanee 1er Cru ‘Cuvee Duvault-Blochet’ serving as opening act early in the day. Lifted aromatics of tobacco, minerals, pomegranate, tea rose, red cherries, plums and a palate that was … Continue reading
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