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A Great Lineup of Burgundy
By: AJ McClellan Thursday night was Burgundy night as we popped a lineup of six great Burgs from six different regions for everyone to try. It is interesting to see how close the wine regions are to each other while … Continue reading
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Leroy!
By: Philip Roberts Some nice little wines last night. A small group of clients, distributors and importers – all with very good palates. All wines were served blind as we really enjoy the challenge of it. We started the … Continue reading
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Scholium Project Tasting
By: AJ McClellan We had a great tasting with Abe yesterday. This was our second time to have Abe in, and he was just as much of a pleasure as the last time he was in. Abe is the owner … Continue reading
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Great Impromptu Tasting
By: AJ McClellan Friday was a great night at Graileys. A few members got together and decided to do an impromptu tasting with an arrangement of wonderful world-class bottles. The wines were dropped off earlier that day and I opened … Continue reading
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Always Finish Strong
By: AJ McClellan Last night ended up getting kind of crazy. We had a great group of members around the table, each popping some remarkable bottles. We all thought the night was finished when Simon and a member decided to … Continue reading
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White Rhone Tasting
By: AJ McClellan Yesterday’s tasting focused on white Rhone varietals; I love Rhone wines for the simple fact that they are great with food. Rhone wines have a natural weight to the palate and richness that makes it delicious with … Continue reading
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Random Graileys Night…
By: AJ McClellan Yesterday was one of those random Graileys days. Nothing going on but for some reason everyone showed up. We had a full house and the wines were flowing freely and with such highlights as Harlan, Colgin, Quintarelli, … Continue reading
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3 Liters Are Just More Fun…
By: AJ McClellan Friday night was a good one around the table at Graileys. We started strong with some great wines out of the gate; then half way through the night one of our members pulled out a 3 liter … Continue reading
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Pinot Noir From Around The World.
By: AJ McClellan Yesterday we had a smaller turn out than was expected but what we lacked in quantity we made up for in quality. We started the night strong with a trio of great Burgundies and continued the Pinot … Continue reading
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A Night for Cali Cabs
By: AJ McClellan A night for big Cali Cabs, with most of the bottles showing well for their youth. As always, I was very impressed with the 01 Palmaz, but the really interesting wine for me was the 08 Pick … Continue reading
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