Tag Archives: Wine
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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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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Tasting with Kelly Peterson
We had Kelly Peterson from Switchback Ridge in over the weekend. I was floored by the great quality of her wines. Made by Bob Foley you can tell that these wines have a very distinctive touch to them. My favorite … Continue reading
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1982 Grand Puy Lacoste
Continuing our saga with this new cellar we just picked up, the Graileys boys just got done unpacking and shelving some of our new stash. Amidst this 5,000-bottle haystack was this lone bottle of Grand Puy Lacoste that was missing … Continue reading
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The cult that is Sine Qua Non
By: LA Perkel Last night was a proper Graileys night when we were mobbed by enthusiastic members in for an epic Sine Qua Non tasting and the wines did not disappoint. Super Dave volunteered to serve dinner for the 16 … Continue reading
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Tasting With Maria Ponzi
By: AJ McClellan We had Maria Ponzi in from Ponzi Vineyards on Monday, and boy! What a tasting. The wines were a perfect representation of the elegance and finesse that you can get from Oregon. I was particuarlly impressed with … Continue reading
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Domaine des Chezeaux
I have been eyeing this wine for months now as it sat on our must-sample rack. We finally popped this bottle open last Friday and it was a beauty! I am not familiar with this domaine so I didn’t … Continue reading
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Jamonero at Graileys
By Simon Roberts When a member walks in with a whole leg of Jamon Iberico over his shoulder and there is a 2007 Guigal Cote Rotie ‘La Mouline’ already open, you know it is going to be a good … Continue reading
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