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BOB FOLEY ROCKS

    This much was clearly evident when he stopped by for an action-packed wine dinner with our members last Friday. The evening’s line-up of recent releases of one white and five reds showed Bob’s special touch; he has essentially … Continue reading

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Thunderball

By: AJ McClellan Last night was a true Graileys experience. Dave was in town and in typical fashion a slew of great wines were opened and drunk around the table while listening to some great tunes. We tasted 1991 Ridge … Continue reading

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Traffic Jam

We’ve all been there… we just need an irrefutable excuse to do our thing and traffic is the most common one and with the wet, rainy day that beset Dallas yesterday, the stage was set. First in was Bill S … Continue reading

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Bordeaux Holds Court

Last Friday signaled that we are officially back after about a couple of weeks of quieter nights as most of our members spent quality time with families over the holidays. And our members who walked in last did not hold … Continue reading

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First Friday of the New Year

Last night was a great Graileys Night. The first Friday of the new year and we had a wonderful group in to bring in the special occasion…. 1999 Joseph Drouhin Batard Montrachet – This bottle was drinking great. Some slight … Continue reading

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Musigny Potion

I was momentarily distracted from pondering my 2013 New Year’s resolutions by a glass of 1987 Joseph Drouhin Musigny. I sniff, swirl and sniff again. Red fruits, touch of hibiscus and a whiff of mushrooms. With air, the bouquet also … Continue reading

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A New Year at Graileys

By: AJ McClellan Welcome to the New Year! We had a great night at Graileys with more bottles being opened than I could recap below. I have noted a few of my favorites of the evening though it was hard … Continue reading

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Old World Charm

Imbued in holiday spirits, our member, JR walked in with a guest in tow and “great bottle” in his mind at 3PM. AJ promptly popped the cork off a bottle of 1999 Hudelot Noellat Romanee-St-Vivant to satiate his cravings. Though … Continue reading

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1961 La Chapelle, You have to be kidding!

By: AJ McClellan Wednesday was truly a wine extravaganza! We tasted some old favorites and introduced a few new bottles into the hall of fame. It was a special night; we had Xavier Campeny in from Barcelona as well as … Continue reading

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Old School Graileys

By Simon Roberts Nice to see old school Graileys members in yesterday, we went a bit crazy going on a Champagne, Burgundy and Bordeaux binge in a matter of two hours. Doc Scott opened a killer 1989 Cave Privee Rose … Continue reading

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