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A Good Monday Afternoon

By: AJ McClellan Monday was a good one. Just a few members dropped in, but sometimes you have more fun with fewer people around the table. The wines that were pulled were excellent and showing very well.   1995 Palmer … Continue reading

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Good things come in small packages…

By: AJ McClellan Friday was a great day!  We had some killer Burgs with a few bottles of great Bordeaux thrown in for spice. I must say that the biggest surprise for me was the half bottle of Pichon Lalande. … Continue reading

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I Love Wine!

By: AJ McClellan I love wine! The best nights always come when you are the least suspecting. It was Dave’s last night in town and we had invited the whole world to come down and drink wine with us. I … Continue reading

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Bordeaux on a Tuesday

By: AJ McClellan Last night was great with a handful of members dropping in to share their wines around the table. The Bordeaux’s stole the show with their superb earthiness and complexities.   2004 Cristal – I think Cristal really … Continue reading

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Stolpman Wines

By: Philip Robert Days like yesterday are why I really enjoy being in this business. Peter Stolpman came by to taste us on his wines, wines I was only familiar with via Joe Davis’ Arcadian Stolpman Syrah (which I dig). … Continue reading

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Good Friday Night Drinking

By: AJ McClellan Friday night was another good one at Graileys. We had some killer bottles of Bordeaux with a few tasty Cali Cabs thrown in the mix. All in all it was a great night with some fun wines… … Continue reading

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John Duval Wines

By: Philip Robert Had an opportunity to taste through some of John’s lineup yesterday. Let me just say, these wines are so polar opposite the stereotypical overblown aussie fruitbombs that gave Syrah/shiraz such a bad name. I found them to … Continue reading

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Dinner with Sharon Hage

By: AJ McClellan Saturday night we had Sharon Hage cater in a 5 course tasting meal for our members. The night was wonderful with a great selection of wines and excellent wine pairings. After the meal the members opened some … Continue reading

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A Good Day For Wine.

By: AJ McClellan Yesterday was a good day for wine. We put together a great spread for the members that we had in and everyone pulled out a bottle to plonk down on the table. Great food, great wine, life … Continue reading

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Some Old Burgs…

By: Philip Robert 1949 Remoissenet Clos des Reas – This was a real treat to drink.  Still retaining fruit but definitely moving into the tertiary nuances that I love with older burgundy.  Lots of mushroom and forest floor with dusty … Continue reading

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