Comments on: Crayelle Cellars: Inaugural Releases http://winepeeps.com/2010/03/29/crayelle-cellars-inaugural-releases/ Helping you get the most bang for your buck in wine Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:56:41 +0000 hourly 1 By: Kori http://winepeeps.com/2010/03/29/crayelle-cellars-inaugural-releases/comment-page-1/#comment-4756 Kori Thu, 08 Apr 2010 22:02:46 +0000 http://winepeeps.com/?p=3756#comment-4756 Alex, Please visit our Wine Ratings, http://winepeeps.com/wine-ratings/, page for an explanation of our rating system. As you will see, a 3.5 falls between "good" and "excellent" so we consider the Crayelle Riesling to be "very good" not "just slightly above average" as you suggest. Also, our quality ratings only evaluate quality and do not take other factors such as cost or availability into account. It is our QPR rating that takes price into account. And availability is only taken into account in selecting the wines that we feature in our "Wine for Tonight" series on Thursdays. Cheers! Alex,
Please visit our Wine Ratings, http://winepeeps.com/wine-ratings/, page for an explanation of our rating system. As you will see, a 3.5 falls between “good” and “excellent” so we consider the Crayelle Riesling to be “very good” not “just slightly above average” as you suggest. Also, our quality ratings only evaluate quality and do not take other factors such as cost or availability into account. It is our QPR rating that takes price into account. And availability is only taken into account in selecting the wines that we feature in our “Wine for Tonight” series on Thursdays. Cheers!

]]> By: alex http://winepeeps.com/2010/03/29/crayelle-cellars-inaugural-releases/comment-page-1/#comment-4723 alex Sun, 04 Apr 2010 01:42:39 +0000 http://winepeeps.com/?p=3756#comment-4723 Hmmmmm...Sorry Wine Peeps but I take issue with the 3.5 out of 5 on the Riesling. I'm not certain what or how you rate and what exactly you are looking for (cost/availability/quality, or some algorithm)but I read 3.5 out of five to indicate 'just slightly above average.' That3.5 evaluation underates this wine! I don't us that 5 point system; I prefer to use the 20pt American Wine Society's judging evaluation sheet. On that system, I score this Crayelle 2008 Riesling a solid 18.5 out of that 20 pts. Hmmmmm…Sorry Wine Peeps but I take issue with the 3.5 out of 5 on the Riesling. I’m not certain what or how you rate and what exactly you are looking for (cost/availability/quality, or some algorithm)but I read 3.5 out of five to indicate ‘just slightly above average.’

That3.5 evaluation underates this wine!

I don’t us that 5 point system; I prefer to use the 20pt American Wine Society’s judging evaluation sheet. On that system, I score this Crayelle 2008 Riesling a solid 18.5 out of that 20 pts.

]]> By: Kori http://winepeeps.com/2010/03/29/crayelle-cellars-inaugural-releases/comment-page-1/#comment-4721 Kori Sat, 03 Apr 2010 19:35:04 +0000 http://winepeeps.com/?p=3756#comment-4721 Craig, Thanks for the verification. Keep up the good work! Joanne, We love Leavenworth. Thanks for sharing the additional information for those who are not familiar with your wonderful town. And I appreciate your Easter pairing suggestion. Cheers! Craig,
Thanks for the verification. Keep up the good work!

Joanne,
We love Leavenworth. Thanks for sharing the additional information for those who are not familiar with your wonderful town. And I appreciate your Easter pairing suggestion.

Cheers!

]]> By: Joanne http://winepeeps.com/2010/03/29/crayelle-cellars-inaugural-releases/comment-page-1/#comment-4720 Joanne Sat, 03 Apr 2010 19:15:21 +0000 http://winepeeps.com/?p=3756#comment-4720 Craig's wines for Ryan Patrick are excellent, also. We are lucky to have the R.P. tasting room right here in Leavenworth, where on big holiday weekends it is always very busy. Next door is Cured, the sausage shop; the salamis, etc. are very good with R.P.'s Barbera. It's Craig's Riesling for Easter, however. We go to a sort of holiday pot luck, and Riesling covers the mix of foods quite well. Craig’s wines for Ryan Patrick are excellent, also. We are lucky to have the R.P. tasting room right here in Leavenworth, where on big holiday weekends it is always very busy. Next door is Cured, the sausage shop; the salamis, etc. are very good with R.P.’s Barbera. It’s Craig’s Riesling for Easter, however. We go to a sort of holiday pot luck, and Riesling covers the mix of foods quite well.

]]> By: Craig Mitrakul http://winepeeps.com/2010/03/29/crayelle-cellars-inaugural-releases/comment-page-1/#comment-4719 Craig Mitrakul Sat, 03 Apr 2010 16:52:05 +0000 http://winepeeps.com/?p=3756#comment-4719 Kori, you are correct. I'm the winemaker for Saint Laurent and started Crayelle Cellars as my own small project with a different focus. Thanks for the great blog! Kori, you are correct. I’m the winemaker for Saint Laurent and started Crayelle Cellars as my own small project with a different focus. Thanks for the great blog!

]]> By: Kori http://winepeeps.com/2010/03/29/crayelle-cellars-inaugural-releases/comment-page-1/#comment-4701 Kori Thu, 01 Apr 2010 21:32:32 +0000 http://winepeeps.com/?p=3756#comment-4701 Sherman, It is my understanding that Craig is still the winemaker for St. Laurent while also now launching Crayelle as his own label. Cheers! Sherman,
It is my understanding that Craig is still the winemaker for St. Laurent while also now launching Crayelle as his own label. Cheers!

]]> By: Sherman http://winepeeps.com/2010/03/29/crayelle-cellars-inaugural-releases/comment-page-1/#comment-4691 Sherman Wed, 31 Mar 2010 06:42:31 +0000 http://winepeeps.com/?p=3756#comment-4691 So is Craig still the winemaker for St. Laurent and Crayelle another project? If he's moved on to Crayelle and not with St. Laurent, do you have any info as to who's doing the wine making there? So is Craig still the winemaker for St. Laurent and Crayelle another project? If he’s moved on to Crayelle and not with St. Laurent, do you have any info as to who’s doing the wine making there?

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