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Champagne on a Saturday!
By AJ McClellan This weekend Graileys was a great stop for Champagne! We opened some great bottles to share around the table, covering all the bases from Rose, to Blanc de Blanc. At first the Krug was my favorite but … Continue reading
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Generous Wines From Around the World
By: Ryan Tedder The dog days of summer are quickly approaching here at Graileys. How do we beat the heat? We sit inside our wine cave in frigid AC drinking rich wines from all around. It was quite a line-up … Continue reading
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Gallica at Graileys
Our members had a great time visiting with Rosemary Cakebread, winemaker and proprietor of Gallica, an artisanal wine endeavor based on the best vineyards and fruit that the Valley has to offer. The grapes are sourced from vineyards that Rosemary … Continue reading
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California Love Sans Dr. Dre
By: Ryan Tedder The monsoon Spring continues in Dallas so we beat the humidity with great company and fine wine. Everyone enjoyed the long holiday weekend and we started back in earnest with a nuclear selection of older wines that … Continue reading
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Getting Ready for Summer! White Wine Tasting.
By: AJ McClellan It is starting to move into summer time and that means it’s time to bust out the Whites and get ready for some pool side drinkers. We tasted a great lineup of easy drinking whites last week, … Continue reading
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Tornadic Tuesday
Tornado watch in effect notwithstanding, a handful of members started trickling in around 3:30pm for some afternoon of wine libations. First in was member MM who has been MIA for the past two months as he went about his travel … Continue reading
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You Show Me Yours, I’ll Show You Mine – Rhone
By: AJ McClellan Last week we had one of our epic “You Show me Yours, I’ll Show You Mine” tasting with Rhone varietals. As usual it was a great tasting with a wonderful lineup of hard to find wines. The … Continue reading
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Bubbles Burg and Balanced Zin
By: Ryan Tedder We had another busy week at Graileys with fantastic wine and great people. These were some fun and surprising wines that I personally enjoyed. Gonet-Medeville, Brut Rose, Extra Brut, NV is one of my favorite grower Rose Champagnes. … Continue reading
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Tasting with Bob Levy
By: AJ McClellan Wow! We had Bob Levy in today to taste us on his great Levy & McClellan wines and boy where they smoking! I was especially impressed with the Ampersand, his second label. 2009 Ampersand – For drinking … Continue reading
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Champagne Friday with Billecart Salmon and Chips
By: Ryan Tedder Wow what an incredible evening of wine drinking with friends new and old! I am the Marky Mark of the Graileys team-or the New Kid on the Block if you will-and epic nights like these are the … Continue reading
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