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White Wining the Day Away with our lady Chardonnay

By: Ryan Tedder If you ever talk favorite wines and drinking preference with me I always gravitate to some staple regions and wines that always resonate with me. At the top of my list is Chardonnay (White Burg, Champagne) without … Continue reading

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5 Big Bordeaux Styled Brothers from 2 Different Mothers

By: Ryan Tedder Something you have to love about really cold weather that keeps Texans at home for a few days: It invariably causes out fine members to want to drink some great big reds once they can come in … Continue reading

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The lady in red pants

We had a wonderful visit from winemaker extraordinaire, Helene Garcin-Leveque, who strutted into Graileys yesterday afternoon in her cool, red pants with three of her family’s Bordeaux properties in her wine bag to taste us with. Helene and her family … Continue reading

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Wisdom versus Knowledge

By: Ryan Tedder As a young man in high school I used to stare aimlessly at a paper on the wall in my English class that spoke volumes about Knowledge versus Wisdom. While people droned on reading whatever the assigned … Continue reading

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Colgin in Graileys!

By: AJ McClellan Graileys have been crazy for Colgin lately! Yet another bottle of this stunning wine was opened in Graileys yesterday. The 1993 Colgin Herb Lamb is a gorgeous bottle of wine. Not quite as opulent as the 1994 … Continue reading

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Stunning 1991 Guigal

By: AJ McClellan Yesterday was a fun day for wine we tasted a 1991 Guigal La Turque that was SMOKING! The wine showed your typical earthy nuance with tar, tobacco, and some Smokey red am black fruits. After a hour … Continue reading

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Sorry you weren’t here….

Wednesday was all about special wines; you know, the kind that most winos reach out for to celebrate special occasions. I knew my day was set when Ivan The Fiver walked in with his drinking shirt on. Within a few … Continue reading

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Right Where I Love to Be

By: Ryan Tedder   Day in and day out it is easy to realize that Graileys is one of the best wine places on Earth! On a random Tuesday we were just hanging out typing away listening to a droll … Continue reading

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Chateau Angelus’ Jean-Bernard Grenier @ Graileys

  The amiable, Jean-Bernard Grenier, stopped by Graileys two weeks ago before his dinner event at a Dallas restaurant. He generously shared some 2006 and 2007 Chateau Angelus with us. And just to spice things up, Simon also pulled a … Continue reading

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Great Week of Wine Drinking!

By: Ryan Tedder A bad week at Graileys is a great week almost anywhere else in the world. So imagine how amazing a great week at Graileys is?? It boggles the mind…Last week was just such a week!  We had … Continue reading

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