Grafted

10/15/2026

It’s Thursday and we’re open 4pm-10pm.

10/14/2026

We did a comparative tasting last week as a part of our Mystery W**e series. The main goal was to calibrate your palates and be able to recognize which w**e had higher acidity. We tasted a dry Riesling and a Grüner Veltliner. Riesling is one of the most acidic grapes out there, and even the ‘dry’ versions often have some residual sugar in order to balance that acidity and make the w**e softer. Grüner’s acidity on the other hand is medium to medium plus but may come out as higher because of the grapes bitterness that can be easily mistaken for acidity. Lot of you did a great job figuring out the acidity levels and the w**es themselves! We are going to have a comparative tasting this week too, so come and accept the challenge! It’s Wednesday and we’re open 4pm-10pm.

10/08/2026

Looks like mushroom season is here! Oh, and we are having our vegan chili again to coincide with Belleville’s vibe this weekend. As always big thanks to Lori Creason Powell who introduced us to that awesome recipe. Today is Thursday and we’re open 4pm-10pm.

10/08/2026

10/08/2026

The Mystery W**e last week was 2021 Coppo Barolo. This 100% Nebbiolo from Piedmont in Italy is a classic example of its kind with aromas of dried red fruit, dry roses and herbs, blood orange and liquorice. Bright garnet color with orange rim indicates a thin skin grape. Persistent tannins, high acid and alcohol give this otherwise light w**e a powerful structure. The w**e was aged for 36 months in large oak casks which gave it a bit of leathery character. 2021 was a great vintage for Barolos. They may seem a bit harsh at the moment but have an outstanding aging potential. Congrats to everyone who played! Today is Thursday, we’re open 4pm-10pm and we are doing comparative blind tasting of two white w**es focusing on acidity levels. Cheers and hope to see you soon!

10/07/2026

Aside from great w**e, cocktails and food, we have a few ghostly characters waiting for you at Grafted. Check them out this week. Tomorrow is Wednesday and appropriately we’ll be serving our Wednesday Addams inspired cocktail Laboratorium Toxicum 🏴‍☠️🧪🪦

10/03/2026

As the spooky season would have it, this pretty, old doll showed up on Grafted’s doorsteps just a couple days ago. She had a mysterious letter with her. We are quite perplexed by the whole situation and can’t decipher the said letter’s meaning. So, next time you come in, why don’t you read it and help us figure out what that’s all about. Tomorrow is Saturday and we’re open 12pm-12am. 👻 🧙

10/01/2026

For the month of October, we present to you “Laboratorium toxicum!,” our cocktail inspired by the morose and cunning Wednesday Addams. The concoction is a shaken clarified milk punch made of dark rum, crème de cassis, cardamom-infused espresso, hibiscus, and molé bitters. It’s topped with a spidery dusting of cocoa, activated charcoal, edible glitter, sugar and a pinch of Icelandic black salt. We chose to do a clarified milk punch for its ability to transform flavors through applied chemistry, a popular method used by Victorian mixologists. Dark rum gives it substance, black currant contributes sweetness, espresso highlights Wednesday’s bitterness and molè adds flair. This cocktail is complex yet refined, straightforward but with a lot of depth. Come give it a try…if you dare. It’s Thursday and we’re open 4pm-10pm.

09/30/2026

Our last week’s Mystery W**e was 2020 Canoe Ridge Vineyard ‘Expedition’ Merlot from Horse Heaven Hills in Washington state’s Columbia Valley. This full-bodied red has plenty of red and dark fruit flavors, smooth texture with medium tannins, medium plus acidity and elevated alcohol level but quite well balanced. Aging in new French oak adds some baking spices, to***co and fresh leather. Good job to everyone who blind tasted it with us. Come join us this Wednesday and Thursday to meet this week’s challenge! It’s Wednesday and we’re open 4pm-10pm.

09/23/2026

Awesome weather to enjoy our patio today and some Spanish w**es and pintxos! If you didn’t make it to our yesterday’s Northern Spain w**e tasting, this is your chance to get a taste of that wonderful region. In the other news, our Mystery W**e last week was the 2022 Chateau de Montfort Vouvray. It’s a 100% Chenin Blanc from Loire Valley in France. This w**e is made in Demi-Sec style, meaning it has some residual sugar (RS) left to balance its high level of acidity. RS in this example is almost 17g/l. This sugar level was the reason some of our tasters thought acidity level was much lower. It is a tricky task to make your palate understand that acidity vs. sweetness situation. The w**e has a very moderate level of alcohol and flavors of orchard fruit like green apple and pear, plus ripe citrus, lemon pith, chamomile, honey suckle and a bit of rocky minerality. The w**e was aged in stainless steel so there are no oak aromas. The texture though is a bit coating and there’s a bit of phenolic bitterness on the finish. As always, congratulations to everyone who participated! This week our Mystery W**e is a red. It’s Wednesday and we’re open 4pm-10pm.