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Off-Vintages and “Dead” Wines That Were Rocking!
By: Ryan Tedder Another day another stellar session of wine drinking at Graileys! I read loads of wine reviews and notes everyday and I have to say you have to trust your palate and the relationship you have with your … Continue reading
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Good Wines, Good Company
Friday night was pretty intimate with only a couple of members enjoying wine in Graileys’ “Living Room”. The 2007 “house Meursault” (Arnaud Ente) was opened and enjoyed by all. The citrus and orchid fruits were expressive in an array of … Continue reading
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Labor Day Weekend Thirst…
By: AJ McClellan After the Labor Day weekend it seemed everyone was ready to come in for a glass of wine! We had a full house and everyone was popping great bottles. We started with a real unique bottle, the … Continue reading
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Super Rich California Kids
By: Ryan Tedder Sometimes we might seem like hopeless Francophiles based on our blogs about consuming copious amounts of Bordeaux and Burgundy. We for every great bottle of Old World wines we consume at least one fantastic bottle of Californian … Continue reading
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“Chateau Chateau”
It was a big night at Graileys last night as AJ was hosting a Blind Bordeaux tasting of Left Bank versus Right Bank of older vintages and it was also Tristal’s birthday. It is always a party when Tristal is … Continue reading
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Skinny Bottle Tasting at Graileys
By: Ryan Tedder With the blazing summer heat of Texas in full effect last week we did our first “Skinny Bottle” Tasting of German, Alsatian and Austrian wines at Graileys. This was a personal affair as well because I love … Continue reading
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A Tasting With Raj Parr in Lompoc
By: Simon Roberts Friday was a good day, a trip down South on the 101 from San Francisco had Greg and I visiting the interesting little town of Lompoc, California. We headed down the coast to visit Rajat Parr at … Continue reading
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Water and Fire, Foley and Michel Noellat
By: AJ McClellan We had a lively group in yesterday, with several restaurant owners and a great group of passionate wine drinkers. The night started with a delightful bottle of the 2000 Dom Perignon Andy Warhol millennium bottling (the yellow … Continue reading
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LA’s Going Away Party
By: AJ McClellan Friday was a very sad day for Graileys. One of our longtime family members and good friend – LA Perkel is leaving our Dallas location to take up residence in New York. However, it is not all … Continue reading
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TexSom Takes Over The Four Seasons
By: Ryan Tedder This last weekend the largest gathering of Master Sommeliers, Masters of Wine, Industry Folks and Wine Enthusiasts gathered at the Four Seasons Hotel in Los Colinas for the 10th Annual Texsom Conference. This is the largest such … Continue reading
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